Waxing · 51.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 17°
First Quarter at
09:03UTC
Moon phase on December 7, 2016First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.5% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
378,433 km235,147 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 7, 2016 is on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 00:06 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 12:18 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 29, 2016 | 12:18 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 09:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 14, 2016 | 00:06 |
The Moon around December 7
More about this date
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 29, 2016 to the new moon of December 29, 2016, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.