Waxing · 80.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on December 21, 1958Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 21, 1958, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.8% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
404,743 km251,495 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1958 is on Friday, December 26, 1958 at 03:54 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 10, 1958 at 17:23 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 17, 1958 | 23:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 26, 1958 | 03:54 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Sunday, December 21, 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.