Waning · 5.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on December 2, 2021Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
360,398 km223,941 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 2021 is on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:58 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 07:43 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 27, 2021 | 12:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 4, 2021 | 07:43 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Thursday, December 2, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 4, 2021 to the new moon of December 4, 2021, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.