Waxing · 79.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Moon age
9.5days
Moon phase on December 3, 2022Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.4% of its visible face lit, 9.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.5 dMoon age
385,230 km239,371 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2022 is on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 04:08 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 22:57 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | 14:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 04:08 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Saturday, December 3, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 23, 2022 to the new moon of December 23, 2022, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.