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The Moon on Thursday, December 24, 1931: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°

Full Moon at

23:24UTC

Moon phase on December 24, 1931Full Moon

Thursday 24 December 1931388,303 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, December 24, 1931, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
388,303 km241,280 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Cold Moon, 386,486 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 24, 1931 is on Thursday, December 24, 1931 at 23:24 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 7, 1932 at 23:29 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, December 16, 193122:43
Full Moon (this day)Thursday, December 24, 193123:24
Last Quarter (after)Friday, January 1, 193201:23

The Moon around December 24

More about this date

Thursday, December 24, 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.