Waxing · 15.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 10°
Moon age
3.5days
Moon phase on December 16, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 16, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.8% of its visible face lit, 3.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.5 dMoon age
367,928 km228,620 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 4 days 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 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 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.