Moon Phases Calendar

Moon Phases 2024 – The Current Phase Of The Moon

December 13th, 2024: Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Gibbous

A waxing gibbous moon appears high in the east at sunset. It is nearly, but not quite, a full moon... appearing more than half lighted but less than full. This moon phase comes between one and two weeks after new moon.

The moon has moved in its orbit so that it is now relatively far from the sun in our sky. A waxing gibbous moon rises during the hours between noon and sunset. It sets in the wee hours after midnight. People sometimes see a waxing gibbous moon in the afternoon, shortly after moonrise, while it is ascending in the east as the sun is descending in the west. It is easy to see a waxing gibbous moon in the daytime because, at this phase of the moon, a large fraction of the moon&s day side is facing our way. Thus a waxing gibbous moon is more noticeable in the sky than a crescent moon, with only a slim fraction of the lunar day side visible. Also, a waxing gibbous moon is far from the sun on the sky&s dome, so the sun&s glare is not hiding it from view.

The word "gibbous" comes from a root word that means "hump-backed." You can see the hump-backed shape of the waxing gibbous moon.

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December

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