Waxing · 54.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
First Quarter at
01:46UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 1965First Quarter
On Friday, December 31, 1965, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.3% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
395,522 km245,766 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1965 is on Friday, January 7, 1966 at 05:16 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 22, 1965 at 21:03 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 22, 1965 | 21:03 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 31, 1965 | 01:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 7, 1966 | 05:16 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Friday, December 31, 1965 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 1965 to the new moon of January 21, 1966, a cycle of 29.78 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.