Waning · 35.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on December 24, 2024Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.6% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
404,450 km251,314 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 2024 is on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 09:02 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 22:27 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 22, 2024 | 22:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 30, 2024 | 22:27 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Tuesday, December 24, 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.