Waning · 99.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Full Moon at
00:42UTC
Moon phase on December 22, 1961Full Moon
On Friday, December 22, 1961, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
392,556 km243,923 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 390,888 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 1961 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 7, 1961 at 23:52 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 14, 1961 | 20:06 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, December 22, 1961 | 00:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 30, 1961 | 03:57 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Friday, December 22, 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.