Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Full Moon at
15:47UTC
Moon phase on December 3, 2017Full Moon
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
358,216 km222,585 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 357,973 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2017 is on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 15:47 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 06:31 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 26, 2017 | 17:03 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 3, 2017 | 15:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 10, 2017 | 07:52 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Sunday, December 3, 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.