Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
New Moon at
10:48UTC
Moon phase on December 6, 1953New Moon
On Sunday, December 6, 1953, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
391,258 km243,116 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 6, 1953 at 10:48 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 28, 1953 | 08:16 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 6, 1953 | 10:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 13, 1953 | 16:30 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Sunday, December 6, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 1953 to the new moon of January 5, 1954, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.