Waxing · 77.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on December 21, 2004Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 21, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.5% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
393,972 km244,803 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2004 is on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 15:07 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 01:29 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 18, 2004 | 16:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 15:07 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Tuesday, December 21, 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.