Waning · 97.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on December 16, 1921Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 16, 1921, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
366,421 km227,684 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1921 is on Thursday, December 15, 1921 at 02:50 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 1921 at 05:39 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 15, 1921 | 02:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 21, 1921 | 19:54 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 1921 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 29, 1921 to the new moon of December 29, 1921, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1921, or the whole moon calendar 1921.
- The same date one year apart: 1920 · 1922.
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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.