Waxing · 89.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
10.9days
Moon phase on December 12, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 12, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
382,186 km237,479 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2005 is on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:16 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 1, 2005 at 15:01 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 8, 2005 | 09:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 15, 2005 | 16:16 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Monday, December 12, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 2005 to the new moon of December 31, 2005, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.