Waning · 99.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Full Moon at
01:34UTC
Moon phase on December 22, 2056Full Moon
On Friday, December 22, 2056, the Moon will be a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happens at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
402,088 km249,846 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 402,968 km from Earth. MicromoonPenumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 2056 is on Friday, December 22, 2056 at 01:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 5, 2057 at 09:49 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 13, 2056 | 20:54 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, December 22, 2056 | 01:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 29, 2056 | 18:22 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Friday, December 22, 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.