Waning · 14.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on December 21, 1916Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 21, 1916, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.9% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
375,529 km233,343 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1916 is on Saturday, December 9, 1916 at 12:44 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 24, 1916 at 20:31 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 17, 1916 | 18:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, December 24, 1916 | 20:31 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Thursday, December 21, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 25, 1916 to the new moon of December 24, 1916, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1916, or the whole moon calendar 1916.
- The same date one year apart: 1915 · 1917.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.