Moon

Saturday, December 12, 1778

Waning Crescent


The lunar phase on Saturday, December 12, 1778 was a Waning Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 28% illuminated, 24.3 days old, and 82% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waning Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to shrink, nearing the end of the lunar cycle.

Date:December 12, 1778
Moon Phase:Waning Crescent
Illumination:28%
Age:24.3 Days
Longitude:197.8°
Moon Sign:Libra


The next New Moon was on Friday, December 18, 1778, and the next Full Moon was on Saturday, January 2, 1779 (Wolf Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of December 1778.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 2Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 3Full Moon title=
  • 4Waning Gibbous title=
  • 5Waning Gibbous title=
  • 6Waning Gibbous title=
  • 7Waning Gibbous title=
  • 8Waning Gibbous title=
  • 9Waning Gibbous title=
  • 10Last Quarter title=
  • 11Waning Crescent title=
  • 12Waning Crescent title=
  • 13Waning Crescent title=
  • 14Waning Crescent title=
  • 15Waning Crescent title=
  • 16Waning Crescent title=
  • 17Waning Crescent title=
  • 18New Moon title=
  • 19Waxing Crescent title=
  • 20Waxing Crescent title=
  • 21Waxing Crescent title=
  • 22Waxing Crescent title=
  • 23Waxing Crescent title=
  • 24Waxing Crescent title=
  • 25Waxing Crescent title=
  • 26First Quarter title=
  • 27Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 28Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 29Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 30Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 31Waxing Gibbous title=

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