Waning · 91.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on December 16, 1951Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 16, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.5% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
406,078 km252,325 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1951 is on Thursday, December 13, 1951 at 09:31 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 28, 1951 at 11:43 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 13, 1951 | 09:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 21, 1951 | 14:38 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 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.