Waxing · 45.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
First Quarter at
22:43UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1931First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 16, 1931, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.9% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
401,916 km249,739 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1931 is on Thursday, December 24, 1931 at 23:24 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 9, 1931 at 10:16 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 9, 1931 | 10:16 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 16, 1931 | 22:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 24, 1931 | 23:24 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1931 to the new moon of January 7, 1932, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
- 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.