Waning · 1.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on December 17, 1960Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 17, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
361,984 km224,926 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1960 is on Saturday, December 3, 1960 at 04:25 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 18, 1960 at 10:47 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 11, 1960 | 09:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, December 18, 1960 | 10:47 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Saturday, December 17, 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.