Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
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Moon phase on December 13, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
373,285 km231,949 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 13, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 23:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | 18:39 |
The Moon around December 13
More about this date
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2023 to the new moon of January 11, 2024, a cycle of 29.52 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.