Waning · 25.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
Moon age
24.9days
Moon phase on December 21, 2019Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 21, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.1% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
371,865 km231,066 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (29°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2019 is on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 05:12 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 05:13 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 19, 2019 | 04:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 26, 2019 | 05:13 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 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.