Waxing · 48.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
First Quarter at
16:40UTC
Moon phase on December 18, 2004First Quarter
On Saturday, December 18, 2004, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.0% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
379,352 km235,718 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 2004 is on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 15:07 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 01:29 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 12, 2004 | 01:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 18, 2004 | 16:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 15:07 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Saturday, December 18, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2004 to the new moon of January 10, 2005, a cycle of 29.44 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.