Waxing · 48.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
First Quarter at
16:30UTC
Moon phase on December 13, 1953First Quarter
On Sunday, December 13, 1953, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.0% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
371,274 km230,699 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 13, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 6, 1953 at 10:48 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 6, 1953 | 10:48 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 13, 1953 | 16:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 20, 1953 | 11:44 |
The Moon around December 13
More about this date
Sunday, December 13, 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.