Waning · 95.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on December 1, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 1, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.2% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
358,774 km222,932 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 1955 is on Tuesday, November 29, 1955 at 16:50 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 14, 1955 at 07:07 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 29, 1955 | 16:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 6, 1955 | 08:36 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Thursday, December 1, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 14, 1955 to the new moon of December 14, 1955, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.