Waning · 37.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
23.5days
Moon phase on December 31, 1961Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 31, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.3% of its visible face lit, 23.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.5 dMoon age
396,354 km246,283 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1961 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 6, 1962 at 12:35 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 30, 1961 | 03:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 6, 1962 | 12:35 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 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.