Waxing · 6.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on December 16, 2031Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 16, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 6.7% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
360,784 km224,181 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2031 is on Sunday, December 28, 2031 at 17:33 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 14, 2031 at 09:06 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 14, 2031 | 09:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 21, 2031 | 00:01 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 2031 to the new moon of January 12, 2032, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2031, or the whole moon calendar 2031.
- The same date one year apart: 2030 · 2032.
- 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.