Waning · 17.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on December 13, 1971Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 13, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.0% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
404,271 km251,202 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 13, 1971 is on Thursday, December 2, 1971 at 07:48 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 17, 1971 at 19:03 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 9, 1971 | 16:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 17, 1971 | 19:03 |
The Moon around December 13
More about this date
Monday, December 13, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 1971 to the new moon of December 17, 1971, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.