Waxing · 97.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on December 16, 2051Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 16, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
362,089 km224,992 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2051 is on Sunday, December 17, 2051 at 16:05 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 3, 2051 at 09:37 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 11, 2051 | 00:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 17, 2051 | 16:05 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 3, 2051 to the new moon of January 2, 2052, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2051, or the whole moon calendar 2051.
- The same date one year apart: 2050 · 2052.
- 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.