Waning · 95.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on December 20, 1975Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 20, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
378,044 km234,905 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1975 is on Thursday, December 18, 1975 at 14:40 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 14:40 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 18, 1975 | 14:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 25, 1975 | 14:52 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Saturday, December 20, 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.