Waning · 27.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on December 17, 1965Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 17, 1965, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.8% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
380,095 km236,180 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1965 is on Wednesday, December 8, 1965 at 17:21 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 22, 1965 at 21:03 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 15, 1965 | 09:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 22, 1965 | 21:03 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 1965 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 23, 1965 to the new moon of December 22, 1965, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1965, or the whole moon calendar 1965.
- The same date one year apart: 1964 · 1966.
- 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.