Waxing · 91.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 19°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on December 16, 1926Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 16, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.0% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
374,304 km232,582 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1926 is on Sunday, December 19, 1926 at 06:09 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 5, 1926 at 06:12 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 12, 1926 | 06:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 19, 1926 | 06:09 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Thursday, December 16, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 1926 to the new moon of January 3, 1927, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1926, or the whole moon calendar 1926.
- The same date one year apart: 1925 · 1927.
- 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.