Waxing · 92.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on December 21, 1950Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 21, 1950, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.3% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
406,140 km252,364 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1950 is on Sunday, December 24, 1950 at 10:23 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 9, 1950 at 09:29 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 16, 1950 | 05:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 24, 1950 | 10:23 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Thursday, December 21, 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.