Waning · 14.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on December 21, 2011Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 21, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.0% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
365,029 km226,818 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2011 is on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 14:37 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 18:06 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 18, 2011 | 00:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 24, 2011 | 18:06 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.