Waning · 8.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on December 4, 2018Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
384,757 km239,077 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 4, 2018 is on Friday, November 23, 2018 at 05:39 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 07:21 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, November 30, 2018 | 00:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 7, 2018 | 07:21 |
The Moon around December 4
More about this date
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 7, 2018 to the new moon of December 7, 2018, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.