Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on December 17, 1945Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 17, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
360,628 km224,084 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1945 is on Wednesday, December 19, 1945 at 02:17 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 4, 1945 at 18:07 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 12, 1945 | 11:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 19, 1945 | 02:17 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Monday, December 17, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 1945 to the new moon of January 3, 1946, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.