GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Wednesday December 14, 2016
Full — 100% Illuminated
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Sunday Dec 11, 2016 
80% — Waxing Gibbous |
Monday Dec 12, 2016 
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Thursday Dec 15, 2016 
92% — Waning Gibbous |
Friday Dec 16, 2016 
84% — Waning Gibbous |
Saturday Dec 17, 2016 
76% — Waning Gibbous |
Full Phase
During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning.
The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second.
The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.