Waning · 0.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on December 16, 1952Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 16, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
372,431 km231,418 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1952 is on Wednesday, December 31, 1952 at 05:06 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 17, 1952 at 02:03 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 9, 1952 | 13:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 17, 1952 | 02:03 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 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.