Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on December 5, 2021Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 5, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
357,953 km222,422 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (0°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2021 is on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 04:36 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 07:43 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 4, 2021 | 07:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 11, 2021 | 01:36 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Sunday, December 5, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 2021 to the new moon of January 2, 2022, a cycle of 29.45 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.
- 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.