Waxing · 85.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on December 17, 1915Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 17, 1915, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.9% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
402,073 km249,836 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1915 is on Tuesday, December 21, 1915 at 12:52 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 6, 1915 at 18:03 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 13, 1915 | 11:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 21, 1915 | 12:52 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 1915 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 1915 to the new moon of January 5, 1916, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1915, or the whole moon calendar 1915.
- The same date one year apart: 1914 · 1916.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.