Waning · 31.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on December 31, 2056Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 31, 2056, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 31.0% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.0%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
368,550 km229,006 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2056 is on Friday, December 22, 2056 at 01:34 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 5, 2057 at 09:49 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 29, 2056 | 18:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, January 5, 2057 | 09:49 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 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.