Waning · 71.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on December 21, 2005Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 21, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.3% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.3%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
404,915 km251,602 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2005 is on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:16 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 03:12 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 15, 2005 | 16:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 23, 2005 | 19:36 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.