Waxing · 46.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
First Quarter at
19:52UTC
Moon phase on December 23, 1952First Quarter
On Tuesday, December 23, 1952, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
371,546 km230,868 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1952 is on Wednesday, December 31, 1952 at 05:06 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 17, 1952 at 02:03 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 17, 1952 | 02:03 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 23, 1952 | 19:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 31, 1952 | 05:06 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Tuesday, December 23, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 1952 to the new moon of January 15, 1953, a cycle of 29.50 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.