Waning · 55.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on December 20, 2016Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 55.9% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
55.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
393,262 km244,362 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 2016 is on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 00:06 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 06:53 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 2016 | 00:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | 01:56 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Tuesday, December 20, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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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.