Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
New Moon at
10:47UTC
Moon phase on December 18, 1960New Moon
On Sunday, December 18, 1960, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
359,332 km223,279 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 1960 is on Sunday, January 1, 1961 at 23:06 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 18, 1960 at 10:47 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 11, 1960 | 09:38 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 18, 1960 | 10:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 25, 1960 | 02:30 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Sunday, December 18, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 1960 to the new moon of January 16, 1961, a cycle of 29.45 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.