Waning · 98.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on December 21, 2048Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 21, 2048, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
406,281 km252,451 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2048 is on Sunday, December 20, 2048 at 06:39 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 4, 2049 at 02:24 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 20, 2048 | 06:39 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 28, 2048 | 08:31 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Monday, December 21, 2048 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 2048 to the new moon of January 4, 2049, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2048, or the whole moon calendar 2048.
- The same date one year apart: 2047 · 2049.
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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.