Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Full Moon at
17:49UTC
Moon phase on December 22, 2018Full Moon
On Saturday, December 22, 2018, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
364,070 km226,223 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 363,358 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 2018 is on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 17:49 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 01:28 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 15, 2018 | 11:50 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 22, 2018 | 17:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 29, 2018 | 09:34 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Saturday, December 22, 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.