Waning · 68.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on December 9, 1960Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 9, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.0% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
68.0%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
402,755 km250,260 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1960 is on Saturday, December 3, 1960 at 04:25 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 18, 1960 at 10:47 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 3, 1960 | 04:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 11, 1960 | 09:38 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Friday, December 9, 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.