Waxing · 95.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
13.5days
Moon phase on December 16, 1975Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 16, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.3% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
393,001 km244,199 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1975 is on Thursday, December 18, 1975 at 14:40 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 3, 1975 at 00:50 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 10, 1975 | 14:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 18, 1975 | 14:40 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 3, 1975 to the new moon of January 1, 1976, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.