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The Moon on Monday, December 16, 1929: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Full Moon at

11:38UTC

Moon phase on December 16, 1929Full Moon

Monday 16 December 1929359,362 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, December 16, 1929, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
359,362 km223,297 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Cold Moon, 359,390 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 16, 1929 is on Monday, December 16, 1929 at 11:38 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 1929 at 23:42 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, December 9, 192909:42
Full Moon (this day)Monday, December 16, 192911:38
Last Quarter (after)Monday, December 23, 192902:27

The Moon around December 16

More about this date

Monday, December 16, 1929 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 1929 to the new moon of December 30, 1929, a cycle of 29.79 days.