Waning · 66.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on December 31, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.2% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
401,681 km249,593 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2015 is on Friday, December 25, 2015 at 11:12 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 01:31 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 25, 2015 | 11:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 2, 2016 | 05:31 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 11, 2015 to the new moon of January 10, 2016, a cycle of 29.63 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.