Waning · 81.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
Moon age
18.2days
Moon phase on December 19, 2024Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.1% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
81.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
390,558 km242,681 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 19, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 22:27 UTC, 11 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 19
More about this date
Thursday, December 19, 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.