Waxing · 42.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Moon age
6.7days
Moon phase on December 31, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 31, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.9% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
401,014 km249,178 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2011 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 18:06 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 24, 2011 | 18:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 1, 2012 | 06:15 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Saturday, December 31, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 2011 to the new moon of January 23, 2012, a cycle of 29.56 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.
- 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.