Waxing · 91.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on December 16, 2078Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 16, 2078, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 91.1% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
360,506 km224,008 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2078 is on Sunday, December 18, 2078 at 23:34 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 4, 2078 at 12:08 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 12, 2078 | 07:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 18, 2078 | 23:34 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 2078 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 2078 to the new moon of January 3, 2079, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2078, or the whole moon calendar 2078.
- The same date one year apart: 2077 · 2079.
- 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.