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The Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2019: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°

Full Moon at

05:12UTC

Moon phase on December 12, 2019Full Moon

Thursday 12 December 2019381,767 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, December 12, 2019, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
381,767 km237,219 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Cold Moon, 382,852 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 12, 2019 is on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 05:12 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 05:13 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, December 4, 201906:59
Full Moon (this day)Thursday, December 12, 201905:12
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, December 19, 201904:57

The Moon around December 12

More about this date

Thursday, December 12, 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.