Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
0.5days
Moon phase on December 8, 1961Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 8, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
374,202 km232,518 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1961 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 7, 1961 at 23:52 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 7, 1961 | 23:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 14, 1961 | 20:06 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Friday, December 8, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1961 to the new moon of January 6, 1962, a cycle of 29.53 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.