Waning · 57.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on December 27, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 27, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 57.1% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
57.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
403,577 km250,771 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 5, 1954 at 02:21 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 20, 1953 | 11:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 28, 1953 | 05:44 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Sunday, December 27, 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.