Waxing · 88.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on December 8, 1962Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 8, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.6% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
364,914 km226,747 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1962 is on Tuesday, December 11, 1962 at 09:28 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 27, 1962 at 06:30 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 4, 1962 | 16:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 11, 1962 | 09:28 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Saturday, December 8, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 27, 1962 to the new moon of December 26, 1962, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.