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The Moon on Monday, December 17, 1928: Waxing Crescent, 24% lit

Waxing · 24.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°

Moon age

5.3days

Moon phase on December 17, 1928Waxing Crescent

Monday 17 December 1928394,466 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, December 17, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.1% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

24.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
394,466 km245,110 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 17, 1928 is on Wednesday, December 26, 1928 at 19:55 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 12, 1928 at 05:06 UTC, 5 days earlier.

The Moon around December 17

More about this date

Monday, December 17, 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.