Waxing · 13.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
4.0days
Moon phase on December 31, 2008Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 31, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.8% of its visible face lit, 4.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.0 dMoon age
399,365 km248,154 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2008 is on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 03:27 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 12:23 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 27, 2008 | 12:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | 11:56 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 27, 2008 to the new moon of January 26, 2009, 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.