Waning · 91.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on December 21, 2078Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 21, 2078, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 91.1% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
370,010 km229,913 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2078 is on Sunday, December 18, 2078 at 23:34 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 3, 2079 at 06:50 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 18, 2078 | 23:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 26, 2078 | 01:16 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.
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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.