Waning · 71.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
20.8days
Moon phase on December 31, 1958Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 31, 1958, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.2% of its visible face lit, 20.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.8 dMoon age
376,601 km234,009 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1958 is on Friday, December 26, 1958 at 03:54 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 9, 1959 at 05:34 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 26, 1958 | 03:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 2, 1959 | 10:51 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 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.