Waning · 7.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on December 5, 1961Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 5, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.4% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
387,277 km240,643 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1961 is on Wednesday, November 22, 1961 at 09:44 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 7, 1961 at 23:52 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, November 30, 1961 | 06:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 7, 1961 | 23:52 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Tuesday, December 5, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 8, 1961 to the new moon of December 7, 1961, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.