Waxing · 99.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
13.5days
Moon phase on December 12, 1951Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 12, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
401,718 km249,616 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1951 is on Thursday, December 13, 1951 at 09:31 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 29, 1951 at 01:00 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 5, 1951 | 16:21 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 13, 1951 | 09:31 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Wednesday, December 12, 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.