Waning · 88.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on December 31, 2050Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 31, 2050, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 88.9% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
397,507 km247,000 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2050 is on Wednesday, December 28, 2050 at 05:15 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 12, 2051 at 18:58 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 28, 2050 | 05:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 5, 2051 | 04:29 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Saturday, December 31, 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.