Waning · 57.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 02°
Moon age
21.8days
Moon phase on December 31, 2072Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 31, 2072, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 57.4% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
57.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
369,987 km229,899 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2072 is on Sunday, December 25, 2072 at 07:15 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 8, 2073 at 08:11 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 25, 2072 | 07:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 1, 2073 | 03:27 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Saturday, December 31, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 2072 to the new moon of January 8, 2073, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
- 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.