Waxing · 97.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on December 21, 2018Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 21, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
367,903 km228,604 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2018 is on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 17:49 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 07:21 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 15, 2018 | 11:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 22, 2018 | 17:49 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 2018 to the new moon of January 6, 2019, a cycle of 29.76 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.