Waning · 97.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on December 17, 2043Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 17, 2043, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
359,244 km223,224 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 2043 is on Wednesday, December 16, 2043 at 08:02 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 31, 2043 at 09:48 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 16, 2043 | 08:02 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 23, 2043 | 05:04 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Thursday, December 17, 2043 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 2043 to the new moon of December 31, 2043, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2043, or the whole moon calendar 2043.
- The same date one year apart: 2042 · 2044.
- 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.