Waxing · 53.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
First Quarter at
03:43UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 1928First Quarter
On Thursday, December 20, 1928, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.8% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
379,529 km235,828 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1928 is on Wednesday, December 26, 1928 at 19:55 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 12, 1928 at 05:06 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 12, 1928 | 05:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 20, 1928 | 03:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 26, 1928 | 19:55 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Thursday, December 20, 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.