Waxing · 14.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 08°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on December 16, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 16, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.0% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
368,320 km228,863 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2012 is on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:21 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 08:42 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 13, 2012 | 08:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 20, 2012 | 05:19 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 2012 to the new moon of January 11, 2013, a cycle of 29.46 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.
- 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.