Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on December 17, 1926Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 17, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
376,878 km234,181 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1926 is on Sunday, December 19, 1926 at 06:09 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 5, 1926 at 06:12 UTC, 12 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 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 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.