Waning · 73.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on December 2, 2004Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 2, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.6% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
73.6%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
403,845 km250,938 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 2004 is on Friday, November 26, 2004 at 20:08 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 01:29 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, November 26, 2004 | 20:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 5, 2004 | 00:53 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Thursday, December 2, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 2004 to the new moon of December 12, 2004, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.