Waning · 87.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Moon age
18.9days
Moon phase on December 5, 2028Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 5, 2028, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 87.2% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
377,990 km234,872 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (26°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2028 is on Saturday, December 2, 2028 at 01:40 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 16, 2028 at 02:06 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 2, 2028 | 01:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 9, 2028 | 05:39 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 16, 2028 to the new moon of December 16, 2028, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2028, or the whole moon calendar 2028.
- The same date one year apart: 2027 · 2029.
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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.