Waning · 73.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on December 23, 1975Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 23, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.3% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
73.3%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
371,877 km231,073 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1975 is on Thursday, December 18, 1975 at 14:40 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 14:40 UTC, 9 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 23
More about this date
Tuesday, December 23, 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.