Waning · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°
Full Moon at
09:02UTC
Moon phase on December 15, 2024Full Moon
On Sunday, December 15, 2024, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
370,837 km230,427 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 370,391 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 06:22 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 8, 2024 | 15:27 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 15, 2024 | 09:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 22, 2024 | 22:18 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Sunday, December 15, 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.