Waxing · 87.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on December 31, 2044Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 31, 2044, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 87.6% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.6%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
366,864 km227,958 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2044 is on Tuesday, January 3, 2045 at 10:20 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 19, 2044 at 08:53 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 27, 2044 | 14:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 3, 2045 | 10:20 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Saturday, December 31, 2044 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 2044 to the new moon of January 18, 2045, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2044, or the whole moon calendar 2044.
- The same date one year apart: 2043 · 2045.
- 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.