Waxing · 45.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 19°
First Quarter at
23:53UTC
Moon phase on December 17, 1958First Quarter
On Wednesday, December 17, 1958, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.4% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
398,123 km247,382 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1958 is on Friday, December 26, 1958 at 03:54 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 10, 1958 at 17:23 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 10, 1958 | 17:23 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, December 17, 1958 | 23:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 26, 1958 | 03:54 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Wednesday, December 17, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1958 to the new moon of January 9, 1959, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1958, or the whole moon calendar 1958.
- The same date one year apart: 1957 · 1959.
- 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.