Waxing · 4.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on December 16, 2020Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.5% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
371,877 km231,074 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2020 is on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 03:28 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 16:17 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 14, 2020 | 16:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 21, 2020 | 23:41 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 2020 to the new moon of January 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.53 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.