Waning · 40.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 11°
Moon age
23.6days
Moon phase on December 21, 2046Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 21, 2046, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 40.0% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
369,610 km229,665 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2046 is on Thursday, December 13, 2046 at 09:55 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 27, 2046 at 10:39 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 20, 2046 | 14:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 27, 2046 | 10:39 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 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.
- 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.