Waxing · 54.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
First Quarter at
02:30UTC
Moon phase on December 25, 1960First Quarter
On Sunday, December 25, 1960, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.4% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
381,616 km237,125 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 1960 is on Sunday, January 1, 1961 at 23:06 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 18, 1960 at 10:47 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 18, 1960 | 10:47 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 25, 1960 | 02:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, January 1, 1961 | 23:06 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Sunday, December 25, 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.