Waxing · 61.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
Moon age
9.2days
Moon phase on December 23, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 23, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.7% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
61.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
379,755 km235,969 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1955 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 14, 1955 at 07:07 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 22, 1955 | 09:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 29, 1955 | 03:44 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Friday, December 23, 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.