Waning · 4.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on December 12, 1917Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 12, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
386,067 km239,891 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1917 is on Wednesday, November 28, 1917 at 18:41 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 14, 1917 at 09:17 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 6, 1917 | 14:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 14, 1917 | 09:17 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Wednesday, December 12, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 14, 1917 to the new moon of December 14, 1917, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
- 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.