Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Full Moon at
16:37UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 2008Full Moon
On Friday, December 12, 2008, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
356,724 km221,658 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 356,603 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2008 is on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 16:37 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 16:55 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 5, 2008 | 21:26 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, December 12, 2008 | 16:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 19, 2008 | 10:29 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Friday, December 12, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.