Waning · 28.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on December 31, 2018Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 31, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.2% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
385,023 km239,242 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2018 is on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 17:49 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 01:28 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 29, 2018 | 09:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 6, 2019 | 01:28 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Monday, December 31, 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.