Waning · 89.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
18.6days
Moon phase on December 16, 2046Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 16, 2046, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 89.8% of its visible face lit, 18.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.6 dMoon age
379,934 km236,080 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2046 is on Thursday, December 13, 2046 at 09:55 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 27, 2046 at 10:39 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 13, 2046 | 09:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 20, 2046 | 14:43 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 27, 2046 to the new moon of December 27, 2046, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2046, or the whole moon calendar 2046.
- The same date one year apart: 2045 · 2047.
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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.