Waxing · 13.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on December 21, 1960Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 21, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.5% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
362,213 km225,069 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1960 is on Sunday, January 1, 1961 at 23:06 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 18, 1960 at 10:47 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 18, 1960 | 10:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 25, 1960 | 02:30 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Wednesday, December 21, 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.