Waning · 66.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on December 16, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 16, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.8% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
377,842 km234,780 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2011 is on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 14:37 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 18:06 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 10, 2011 | 14:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 18, 2011 | 00:48 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 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.
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