Waxing · 93.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on December 16, 2021Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 16, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.7% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
405,426 km251,920 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2021 is on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 04:36 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 07:43 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 11, 2021 | 01:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 19, 2021 | 04:36 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Thursday, December 16, 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.
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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.