On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 the Moon was in its waning gibbous phase, with 80% of its disk illuminated and an age of 19.3 days since the last new moon. The lit part starts to shrink. The Moon rises a few hours after dusk and is still in the sky when day breaks.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 80% |
| Moon age | 19.3 days |
| Day of the week | Wednesday |
| Last new moon | December 7, 2018 at 05:20 |
| Next full moon | January 21, 2019 at 03:16 (in 25.6 days) |
| Next new moon | January 5, 2019 at 23:28 (in 10.5 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
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About the waning gibbous
The lit part starts to shrink. The Moon rises a few hours after dusk and is still in the sky when day breaks. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on December 26, 2018 it had completed 65% of the cycle that began with the new moon on December 7, 2018.
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