Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on December 31, 2024Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 31, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
383,489 km238,289 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2024 is on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 22:27 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 22:27 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 30, 2024 | 22:27 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 6, 2025 | 23:56 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 30, 2024 to the new moon of January 29, 2025, a cycle of 29.59 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.