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Moon Phase: December 17, 2017
Visit the December 2017 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Phase
The on December 17 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 17 the Moon is 29.02 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.
Today's Moon Sign: ♌ Leo
The current zodiac moon sign is Leo, positioned at 21.04° within the sign. The Moon entered Leo on Loading... and will shift into Virgo on Loading.... The zodiac moon sign represents the position of the Moon as it moves through the twelve signs of the zodiac. Each zodiac moon sign lasts about 2 to 2.5 days as the Moon travels through that part of the sky.
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Phase Details for - December 17
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 29.02 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,795.30 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,198,632.67 km
Useful Moon Resources
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
Moonrise and Moonset
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