Waxing · 76.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on December 8, 2008Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 8, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.6% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
373,123 km231,848 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 2008 is on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 16:37 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 16:55 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 5, 2008 | 21:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 12, 2008 | 16:37 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Monday, December 8, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 27, 2008 to the new moon of December 27, 2008, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
- 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.