Waxing · 16.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
4.3days
Moon phase on December 16, 1928Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 16, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.2% of its visible face lit, 4.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.3 dMoon age
398,174 km247,414 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1928 is on Wednesday, December 26, 1928 at 19:55 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 12, 1928 at 05:06 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 12, 1928 | 05:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 20, 1928 | 03:43 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1928 to the new moon of January 11, 1929, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1928, or the whole moon calendar 1928.
- The same date one year apart: 1927 · 1929.
- 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.