Waning · 46.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Last Quarter at
01:56UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 2016Last Quarter
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
398,027 km247,323 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2016 is on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 00:06 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 06:53 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 2016 | 00:06 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | 01:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 29, 2016 | 06:53 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.