Waning · 21.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°
Moon age
24.8days
Moon phase on December 6, 2015Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 6, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.9% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
404,337 km251,243 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 2015 is on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 22:44 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:30 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 3, 2015 | 07:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 11, 2015 | 10:30 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Sunday, December 6, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 11, 2015 to the new moon of December 11, 2015, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- 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.