Waning · 48.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Last Quarter at
08:56UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 2022Last Quarter
On Friday, December 16, 2022, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.9% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
394,858 km245,353 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2022 is on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 04:08 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:17 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 04:08 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 16, 2022 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 23, 2022 | 10:17 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 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.
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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.