Waning · 46.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Last Quarter at
02:22UTC
Moon phase on December 17, 1954Last Quarter
On Friday, December 17, 1954, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.2% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
397,590 km247,051 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1954 is on Friday, December 10, 1954 at 00:57 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 25, 1954 at 07:33 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 10, 1954 | 00:57 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 17, 1954 | 02:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 25, 1954 | 07:33 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 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.