Moon

Wednesday, December 20, 1871

Waxing Gibbous


The lunar phase on Wednesday, December 20, 1871 was a Waxing Gibbous. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 73% illuminated, 9.6 days old, and 32% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Gibbous phase, the moon is more than halfway illuminated. The moon will continue to grow with each passing night.

Date:December 20, 1871
Moon Phase:Waxing Gibbous
Illumination:73%
Age:9.6 Days
Longitude:25.8°
Moon Sign:Aries


The next Full Moon was on Tuesday, December 26, 1871 (Cold Moon), and the next New Moon was on Wednesday, January 10, 1872.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of December 1871.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Gibbous title=
  • 2Waning Gibbous title=
  • 3Waning Gibbous title=
  • 4Last Quarter title=
  • 5Last Quarter title=
  • 6Waning Crescent title=
  • 7Waning Crescent title=
  • 8Waning Crescent title=
  • 9Waning Crescent title=
  • 10Waning Crescent title=
  • 11New Moon title=
  • 12Waxing Crescent title=
  • 13Waxing Crescent title=
  • 14Waxing Crescent title=
  • 15Waxing Crescent title=
  • 16Waxing Crescent title=
  • 17Waxing Crescent title=
  • 18First Quarter title=
  • 19Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 20Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 21Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 22Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 23Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 24Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 25Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 26Full Moon title=
  • 27Waning Gibbous title=
  • 28Waning Gibbous title=
  • 29Waning Gibbous title=
  • 30Waning Gibbous title=
  • 31Waning Gibbous title=

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