Waning · 45.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Last Quarter at
00:04UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1927Last Quarter
On Friday, December 16, 1927, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.4% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
401,608 km249,548 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1927 is on Thursday, December 8, 1927 at 17:32 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 1927 at 04:13 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 8, 1927 | 17:32 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 16, 1927 | 00:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 24, 1927 | 04:13 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Friday, December 16, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 24, 1927 to the new moon of December 24, 1927, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1927, or the whole moon calendar 1927.
- The same date one year apart: 1926 · 1928.
- 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.