Waning · 88.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on December 18, 2024Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.4% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
385,278 km239,401 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (7°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 22:27 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 15, 2024 | 09:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 22, 2024 | 22:18 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Wednesday, December 18, 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.