Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on December 1, 1960Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 1, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
394,903 km245,381 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 1960 is on Saturday, December 3, 1960 at 04:25 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 18, 1960 at 23:46 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, November 25, 1960 | 15:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 3, 1960 | 04:25 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Thursday, December 1, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 1960 to the new moon of December 18, 1960, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.