Waxing · 82.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on December 17, 2056Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 17, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 82.4% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.4%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
404,864 km251,571 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 2056 is on Friday, December 22, 2056 at 01:34 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 6, 2056 at 22:31 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 13, 2056 | 20:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 22, 2056 | 01:34 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Sunday, December 17, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 2056 to the new moon of January 5, 2057, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2056, or the whole moon calendar 2056.
- The same date one year apart: 2055 · 2057.
- 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.