Waxing · 46.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 17°
First Quarter at
20:06UTC
Moon phase on December 14, 1961First Quarter
On Thursday, December 14, 1961, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
370,450 km230,187 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (18°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1961 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 7, 1961 at 23:52 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 7, 1961 | 23:52 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 14, 1961 | 20:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 22, 1961 | 00:42 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Thursday, December 14, 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.