Waning · 2.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on December 12, 1955Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 12, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
404,050 km251,065 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (0°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1955 is on Tuesday, November 29, 1955 at 16:50 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 14, 1955 at 07:07 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 6, 1955 | 08:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 14, 1955 | 07:07 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Monday, December 12, 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.