Waxing · 97.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
14.0days
Moon phase on December 2, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 2, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
360,828 km224,208 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 2017 is on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 15:47 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 11:42 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 26, 2017 | 17:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 3, 2017 | 15:47 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Saturday, December 2, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 2017 to the new moon of December 18, 2017, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.