Waxing · 8.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on December 24, 2014Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 24, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
364,809 km226,682 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 2014 is on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 04:54 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 01:36 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 22, 2014 | 01:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 28, 2014 | 18:32 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 2014 to the new moon of January 20, 2015, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
- 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.