Waxing · 33.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on December 28, 2022Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.2% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
33.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
371,416 km230,787 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 2022 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:17 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 23, 2022 | 10:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, December 30, 2022 | 01:21 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2022 to the new moon of January 21, 2023, a cycle of 29.44 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.