Waning · 1.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on December 31, 2013Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
358,793 km222,944 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2013 is on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 09:28 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at 11:14 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 25, 2013 | 13:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 1, 2014 | 11:14 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Tuesday, December 31, 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.