Waning · 21.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
25.5days
Moon phase on December 24, 1951Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 24, 1951, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.3% of its visible face lit, 25.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.5 dMoon age
373,895 km232,328 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1951 is on Thursday, December 13, 1951 at 09:31 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 28, 1951 at 11:43 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 21, 1951 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 28, 1951 | 11:43 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Monday, December 24, 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.