Waning · 97.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on December 17, 2081Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 17, 2081, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
377,481 km234,556 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 2081 is on Tuesday, December 16, 2081 at 04:31 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 30, 2081 at 04:28 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 16, 2081 | 04:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 23, 2081 | 03:55 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Wednesday, December 17, 2081 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 30, 2081 to the new moon of December 30, 2081, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2081, or the whole moon calendar 2081.
- The same date one year apart: 2080 · 2082.
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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.