Waxing · 86.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on December 8, 2019Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 8, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.0% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
397,954 km247,277 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 2019 is on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 05:12 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 15:06 UTC, 12 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 8
More about this date
Sunday, December 8, 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.