Waxing · 48.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
First Quarter at
15:12UTC
Moon phase on December 9, 2013First Quarter
On Monday, December 9, 2013, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.7% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
376,205 km233,763 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 2013 is on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 09:28 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 00:22 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 3, 2013 | 00:22 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 9, 2013 | 15:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | 09:28 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Monday, December 9, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 3, 2013 to the new moon of January 1, 2014, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
- 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.