Waning · 6.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on December 3, 2010Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 3, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.3% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
372,144 km231,239 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2010 is on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 17:27 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 17:36 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 28, 2010 | 20:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, December 5, 2010 | 17:36 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Friday, December 3, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 6, 2010 to the new moon of December 5, 2010, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.