Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on December 6, 1957Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 6, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
386,445 km240,126 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1957 is on Saturday, December 7, 1957 at 06:16 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 21, 1957 at 06:12 UTC, 15 days later.
| 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 6
More about this date
Friday, December 6, 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.