Waxing · 6.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on December 16, 2050Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 16, 2050, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 6.4% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
375,101 km233,077 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2050 is on Wednesday, December 28, 2050 at 05:15 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 14, 2050 at 05:18 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 2050 | 05:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 21, 2050 | 04:15 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 2050 to the new moon of January 12, 2051, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2050, or the whole moon calendar 2050.
- The same date one year apart: 2049 · 2051.
- 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.