Waxing · 50.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
First Quarter at
12:07UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 1916First Quarter
On Sunday, December 31, 1916, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.1% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
378,442 km235,153 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1916 is on Monday, January 8, 1917 at 07:42 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 24, 1916 at 20:31 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 24, 1916 | 20:31 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 31, 1916 | 12:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 8, 1917 | 07:42 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1916 to the new moon of January 23, 1917, a cycle of 29.46 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.