Waxing · 9.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on December 17, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 17, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.0% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
404,797 km251,529 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1955 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 14, 1955 at 07:07 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 1955 | 07:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 22, 1955 | 09:40 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Saturday, December 17, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 1955 to the new moon of January 13, 1956, a cycle of 29.83 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.