GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Saturday December 22, 2018
Full — 100% Illuminated
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Wednesday Dec 19, 2018 
80% — Waxing Gibbous |
Thursday Dec 20, 2018 
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Friday Dec 21, 2018
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Sunday Dec 23, 2018 
92% — Waning Gibbous |
Monday Dec 24, 2018 
84% — Waning Gibbous |
Tuesday Dec 25, 2018 
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.