Waning · 12.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on December 6, 1950Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 6, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.3% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
362,964 km225,535 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1950 is on Friday, November 24, 1950 at 15:14 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 9, 1950 at 09:29 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 2, 1950 | 16:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 9, 1950 | 09:29 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Wednesday, December 6, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 9, 1950 to the new moon of December 9, 1950, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.