Waxing · 60.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
8.2days
Moon phase on December 3, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 3, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.6% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
401,686 km249,596 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2011 is on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 14:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 06:10 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 2, 2011 | 09:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 10, 2011 | 14:37 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Saturday, December 3, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 25, 2011 to the new moon of December 24, 2011, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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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.