Waxing · 97.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°
Moon age
13.5days
Moon phase on December 16, 1937Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 16, 1937, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
357,791 km222,321 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1937 is on Friday, December 17, 1937 at 18:52 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 2, 1937 at 23:11 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 11, 1937 | 01:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 17, 1937 | 18:52 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Thursday, December 16, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 2, 1937 to the new moon of January 1, 1938, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1937, or the whole moon calendar 1937.
- The same date one year apart: 1936 · 1938.
- 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.