Waxing · 61.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
Moon age
8.9days
Moon phase on December 5, 2019Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 5, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.4% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
61.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
404,363 km251,259 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2019 is on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 05:12 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 15:06 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 4, 2019 | 06:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 05:12 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Thursday, December 5, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 26, 2019 to the new moon of December 26, 2019, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.