Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Full Moon at
12:16UTC
Moon phase on December 18, 2040Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 18, 2040, the Moon will be a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happens at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
399,429 km248,193 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 399,459 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 2040 is on Tuesday, December 18, 2040 at 12:16 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 4, 2040 at 07:33 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 10, 2040 | 23:30 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 18, 2040 | 12:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 26, 2040 | 17:02 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Tuesday, December 18, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 2040 to the new moon of January 2, 2041, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
- 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.