Moon phase December 31, 2023: Today the Moon is waning. During this phase, the Moon can be seen on the western horizon in the early morning hours. This is the first phase after the full moon. This lasts about 7 days and the Moon’s illumination decreases each day until the Moon becomes the last quarter moon at 50% illumination.
The average rise of the moon in this phase is between 21:00 and midnight, depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and sets later each night after the morning sunrise. Visit the December 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phases for this month.
Moon phase December 31, 2023
Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 82%
Moon Age: 18.91 days
The Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,126.15 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,100,897.86 km
Waning Gibbous Phase
Waning Gibbous is 82% illuminated on December 31st. This is the percentage of the month lit by the Sun. Lighting is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% per day. On December 31st, the Moon is 18.91 days old. This indicates how many days have passed since the last new moon. The Moon takes 29.53 days to orbit the Earth and go through all 8 lunar phases.
Waning Gibbous December 31, 2023 Sunday Waning Gibbous 82% Illuminated.
Waning Gibbous is the phase of the moon on December 31, 2023, Sunday. Seen from Earth, the illuminated part of the Moon’s surface is 82% and decreasing. The 19th day Moon is in ♍ Virgo.
Moon phase on Sunday December 31, 2023
The current phase of the Moon on December 31, 2023 is a waning wave phase. Today the moon is 17.9 days old and 86.3% illuminated with a declination of -26 .9°. The estimated distance from the Earth to the Moon is 03,238.90 km and the Moon Sign is Leo.
The phase of the moon on December 31, 2023 is the phase of the waning cycle. This is the first phase after the full moon, when the moon of the moon decreases every day until it reaches 50% (last quarter phase). The waning (waning) Gibbous Moon rises after sunset in the east, crosses the meridian after midnight, before setting after sunrise in the west.
During this phase, the moon’s brightness drops from 99% to 50.1%. Technically, the phase begins as soon as the full moon has passed, but calculating and distinguishing the first phase of a waning moon from a full moon can be difficult when 98-99% of the surface of the Moon is illuminated.
Fun Fact: The word Gibbous was first used in the 1 th century and comes from the Latin word gibbosus, which means hunchback.
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