Waning · 20.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on December 9, 2012Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 9, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.5% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
20.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
367,589 km228,409 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 2012 is on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:46 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 08:42 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 6, 2012 | 15:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 13, 2012 | 08:42 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Sunday, December 9, 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.