Waning · 7.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 07°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on December 31, 2021Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 31, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
359,981 km223,682 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2021 is on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 04:36 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 18:34 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 27, 2021 | 02:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 2, 2022 | 18:34 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Friday, December 31, 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.