Waning · 49.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 08°
Last Quarter at
09:34UTC
Moon phase on December 29, 2018Last Quarter
On Saturday, December 29, 2018, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.0% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
376,243 km233,787 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 2018 is on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 17:49 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 01:28 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 22, 2018 | 17:49 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 29, 2018 | 09:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 6, 2019 | 01:28 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Saturday, December 29, 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.