Waning · 66.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on December 3, 2023Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 3, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.3% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.3%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
403,275 km250,583 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2023 is on Monday, November 27, 2023 at 09:16 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, November 27, 2023 | 09:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | 05:49 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Sunday, December 3, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 13, 2023 to the new moon of December 12, 2023, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.