Waning · 82.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on December 21, 2051Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 21, 2051, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 82.2% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
82.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
383,342 km238,198 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2051 is on Sunday, December 17, 2051 at 16:05 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 2, 2052 at 03:05 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 17, 2051 | 16:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 24, 2051 | 23:21 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Thursday, December 21, 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.
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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.