Waxing · 80.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on December 16, 1953Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 16, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.3% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
368,006 km228,668 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 6, 1953 at 10:48 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 13, 1953 | 16:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 20, 1953 | 11:44 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 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.