Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on December 5, 1957Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 5, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
390,603 km242,709 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1957 is on Saturday, December 7, 1957 at 06:16 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 21, 1957 at 16:19 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, November 29, 1957 | 06:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 7, 1957 | 06:16 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Thursday, December 5, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 21, 1957 to the new moon of December 21, 1957, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.