Waning · 96.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on December 16, 2073Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 16, 2073, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
390,691 km242,764 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2073 is on Thursday, December 14, 2073 at 13:49 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 28, 2073 at 16:55 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 14, 2073 | 13:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 22, 2073 | 00:06 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 2073 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 29, 2073 to the new moon of December 28, 2073, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2073, or the whole moon calendar 2073.
- The same date one year apart: 2072 · 2074.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.