Waning · 12.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on December 20, 1927Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 20, 1927, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.4% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
403,885 km250,962 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1927 is on Thursday, December 8, 1927 at 17:32 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 1927 at 04:13 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 16, 1927 | 00:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 24, 1927 | 04:13 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Tuesday, December 20, 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.