Moon

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Waning Crescent


The lunar phase on Saturday, December 20, 2008 was a Waning Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 33% illuminated, 23.8 days old, and 81% 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 20, 2008
Moon Phase:Waning Crescent
Illumination:33%
Age:23.8 Days
Longitude:199.8°
Moon Sign:Libra


The next New Moon was on Saturday, December 27, 2008, and the next Full Moon was on Saturday, January 10, 2009 (Wolf Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of December 2008.


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

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