Waning · 79.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
19.6days
Moon phase on December 3, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 3, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.8% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.8%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
398,756 km247,776 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2012 is on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:46 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 08:42 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 14:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 6, 2012 | 15:32 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Monday, December 3, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 13, 2012 to the new moon of December 13, 2012, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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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.