Waning · 79.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
Moon age
19.8days
Moon phase on December 25, 2010Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 25, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.0% of its visible face lit, 19.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.0%Illumination at noon UTC
19.8 dMoon age
368,456 km228,948 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 2010 is on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 08:14 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | 08:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | 04:19 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Saturday, December 25, 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.