Waning · 99.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Full Moon at
09:28UTC
Moon phase on December 17, 2013Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 17, 2013, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
404,071 km251,078 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 403,895 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 2013 is on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 09:28 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 00:22 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 9, 2013 | 15:12 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | 09:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 25, 2013 | 13:48 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Tuesday, December 17, 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.