Waning · 33.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on December 9, 2020Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 33.7% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
33.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
369,124 km229,363 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 2020 is on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 09:30 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 16:17 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 00:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 14, 2020 | 16:17 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 15, 2020 to the new moon of December 14, 2020, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.