Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
New Moon at
06:12UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1957New Moon
On Saturday, December 21, 1957, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
384,583 km238,969 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1957 is on Saturday, December 7, 1957 at 06:16 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 21, 1957 at 06:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 14, 1957 | 05:45 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 21, 1957 | 06:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 29, 1957 | 04:52 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 21, 1957 to the new moon of January 19, 1958, a cycle of 29.66 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.