Waning · 80.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on December 31, 2004Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 31, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.0% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.0%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
401,229 km249,312 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2004 is on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 15:07 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 12:03 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 15:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 3, 2005 | 17:46 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Friday, December 31, 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.