Waxing · 90.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on December 16, 1964Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 16, 1964, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.2% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
365,067 km226,842 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1964 is on Saturday, December 19, 1964 at 02:41 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 4, 1964 at 01:18 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 12, 1964 | 06:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 19, 1964 | 02:41 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 1964 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 1964 to the new moon of January 2, 1965, a cycle of 29.83 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1964, or the whole moon calendar 1964.
- The same date one year apart: 1963 · 1965.
- 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.