Waning · 84.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on December 5, 1952Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 5, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.8% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
400,478 km248,845 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1952 is on Monday, December 1, 1952 at 12:41 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 17, 1952 at 02:03 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 1, 1952 | 12:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 9, 1952 | 13:22 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Friday, December 5, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 17, 1952 to the new moon of December 17, 1952, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.