Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on December 2, 2024Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 2, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
392,345 km243,792 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 06:22 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 06:22 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 8, 2024 | 15:27 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Monday, December 2, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 2024 to the new moon of December 30, 2024, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
- 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.