Waning · 18.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on December 31, 2048Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 31, 2048, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 18.1% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
367,043 km228,070 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2048 is on Sunday, December 20, 2048 at 06:39 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 4, 2049 at 02:24 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 28, 2048 | 08:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 4, 2049 | 02:24 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 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.
- 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.