Waning · 85.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
18.5days
Moon phase on December 21, 2013Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 21, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.5% of its visible face lit, 18.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.5 dMoon age
405,276 km251,827 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2013 is on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 09:28 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at 11:14 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | 09:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 25, 2013 | 13:48 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 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.