Waning · 100.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Full Moon at
08:14UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 2010Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 21, 2010, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
375,921 km233,586 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 376,516 km from Earth. Total lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2010 is on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 08:14 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 13, 2010 | 13:59 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | 08:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | 04:19 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 2010 to the new moon of January 4, 2011, a cycle of 29.64 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.