Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
Moon age
14.6days
Moon phase on December 21, 2056Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 21, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
403,973 km251,017 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2056 is on Friday, December 22, 2056 at 01:34 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 6, 2056 at 22:31 UTC, 15 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 21
More about this date
Thursday, December 21, 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.