Waxing · 96.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on December 15, 2013Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 15, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.7% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
399,763 km248,401 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 2013 is on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 09:28 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 00:22 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 9, 2013 | 15:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | 09:28 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Sunday, December 15, 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.