Waning · 8.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on December 18, 1957Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 18, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.9% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
374,909 km232,958 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 1957 is on Saturday, December 7, 1957 at 06:16 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 21, 1957 at 06:12 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 14, 1957 | 05:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, December 21, 1957 | 06:12 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Wednesday, December 18, 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.