Waxing · 98.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on December 17, 1975Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 17, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
388,939 km241,676 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1975 is on Thursday, December 18, 1975 at 14:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 3, 1975 at 00:50 UTC, 14 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 17
More about this date
Wednesday, December 17, 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.