Waning · 11.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on December 20, 2022Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.7% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
371,023 km230,543 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 2022 is on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 04:08 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:17 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 16, 2022 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 23, 2022 | 10:17 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Tuesday, December 20, 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.