Waxing · 52.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
First Quarter at
06:07UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1917First Quarter
On Friday, December 21, 1917, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.9% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
370,981 km230,517 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1917 is on Friday, December 28, 1917 at 09:51 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 14, 1917 at 09:17 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 14, 1917 | 09:17 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 21, 1917 | 06:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 28, 1917 | 09:51 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 1917 to the new moon of January 12, 1918, a cycle of 29.55 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.