Waxing · 5.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 28°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on December 23, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 23, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.6% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
392,838 km244,098 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1957 is on Sunday, January 5, 1958 at 20:09 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 21, 1957 at 06:12 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 21, 1957 | 06:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 29, 1957 | 04:52 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Monday, December 23, 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.