Waxing · 86.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on December 23, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 23, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.8% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
380,166 km236,224 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | 18:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | 00:33 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Saturday, December 23, 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.