Waning · 98.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on December 8, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 8, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
378,975 km235,484 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1957 is on Saturday, December 7, 1957 at 06:16 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 21, 1957 at 06:12 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 7, 1957 | 06:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 14, 1957 | 05:45 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Sunday, December 8, 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.