Waxing · 47.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
First Quarter at
18:32UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 2014First Quarter
On Sunday, December 28, 2014, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.1% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
371,835 km231,047 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 2014 is on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 04:54 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 01:36 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 22, 2014 | 01:36 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 28, 2014 | 18:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 5, 2015 | 04:54 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Sunday, December 28, 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.