Waxing · 48.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 10°
First Quarter at
16:21UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 1951First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 5, 1951, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.1% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
375,759 km233,486 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1951 is on Thursday, December 13, 1951 at 09:31 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 29, 1951 at 01:00 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, November 29, 1951 | 01:00 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 5, 1951 | 16:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 13, 1951 | 09:31 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Wednesday, December 5, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 29, 1951 to the new moon of December 28, 1951, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.