Waning · 91.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on December 31, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 31, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.2% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
396,512 km246,381 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2012 is on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:21 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 19:44 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 28, 2012 | 10:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 5, 2013 | 03:58 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Monday, December 31, 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.