Waxing · 52.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
First Quarter at
05:57UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1950First Quarter
On Saturday, December 16, 1950, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.7% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
391,769 km243,434 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1950 is on Sunday, December 24, 1950 at 10:23 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 9, 1950 at 09:29 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 9, 1950 | 09:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 16, 1950 | 05:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 24, 1950 | 10:23 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1950 to the new moon of January 7, 1951, a cycle of 29.45 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.