Waning · 47.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Last Quarter at
05:44UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 1953Last Quarter
On Monday, December 28, 1953, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.7% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
404,411 km251,289 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 5, 1954 at 02:21 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 20, 1953 | 11:44 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 28, 1953 | 05:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 5, 1954 | 02:21 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Monday, December 28, 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.