Waning · 47.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Last Quarter at
05:49UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 2023Last Quarter
On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.7% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
403,991 km251,028 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2023 is on Monday, November 27, 2023 at 09:16 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, November 27, 2023 | 09:16 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | 05:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 23:32 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Tuesday, December 5, 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.
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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.