Waning · 44.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 02°
Last Quarter at
00:48UTC
Moon phase on December 18, 2011Last Quarter
On Sunday, December 18, 2011, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
371,303 km230,717 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 2011 is on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 14:37 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 18:06 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 10, 2011 | 14:37 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 18, 2011 | 00:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 24, 2011 | 18:06 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Sunday, December 18, 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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