Waxing · 21.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on December 17, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 17, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
405,526 km251,982 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1947 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 1947 at 12:53 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 12, 1947 | 12:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 20, 1947 | 17:44 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Wednesday, December 17, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1947 to the new moon of January 11, 1948, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.