December 2024 · Saturday · 2 years ago
21 December 2024
Waning Gibbous
64% illuminated and waning, 20.2 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 21 December 2024 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 63.6%
- Lunar age
- 20.2 days
- Elongation
- 254.4°
- Distance
- 399,403 km
- Distance (mi)
- 248,177 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Libration lat
- 2.0° S
- Libration lon
- 4.3° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 22:56 | 04:51 | 11:40 | 47.1° |
| New York | 23:13 | 04:55 | 11:28 | 56.8° |
| Chicago | 23:09 | 04:51 | 11:24 | 55.4° |
| Denver | 23:22 | 05:03 | 11:33 | 57.3° |
| Los Angeles | 23:19 | 04:57 | 11:23 | 62.8° |
| Mexico City | 00:04 +1 | 05:38 | 11:57 | 78.0° |
| São Paulo | 23:40 | 05:03 | 11:00 | 57.5° |
| Berlin | 22:59 | 04:56 | 11:47 | 46.3° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 22 December 2024 | 22:18 | tomorrow |
| New Moon | 30 December 2024 | 22:27 | in 9 days |
| First Quarter | 6 January 2025 | 23:56 | in 16 days |
| Full Moon | 13 January 2025 | 22:27 | in 23 days |