Waning · 97.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on December 23, 1961Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 23, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
396,031 km246,082 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1961 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 6, 1962 at 12:35 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 22, 1961 | 00:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 30, 1961 | 03:57 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Saturday, December 23, 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.