Waxing · 51.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
First Quarter at
09:40UTC
Moon phase on December 22, 1955First Quarter
On Thursday, December 22, 1955, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.1% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
385,755 km239,697 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 1955 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 14, 1955 at 07:07 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 14, 1955 | 07:07 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 22, 1955 | 09:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 29, 1955 | 03:44 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Thursday, December 22, 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.