Waxing · 89.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on December 12, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.0% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
365,353 km227,020 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 06:22 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 8, 2024 | 15:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 15, 2024 | 09:02 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Thursday, December 12, 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.
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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.