Waning · 100.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Full Moon at
11:44UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 1953Full Moon
On Sunday, December 20, 1953, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
375,553 km233,358 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 375,511 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 6, 1953 at 10:48 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 13, 1953 | 16:30 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 20, 1953 | 11:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 28, 1953 | 05:44 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Sunday, December 20, 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.