Waning · 56.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on December 16, 1954Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 16, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.1% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
392,745 km244,040 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1954 is on Friday, December 10, 1954 at 00:57 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 25, 1954 at 07:33 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 10, 1954 | 00:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 17, 1954 | 02:22 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Thursday, December 16, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 25, 1954 to the new moon of December 25, 1954, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.