Waning · 98.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on December 17, 1929Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 17, 1929, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
358,422 km222,713 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1929 is on Monday, December 16, 1929 at 11:38 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 30, 1929 at 23:42 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 16, 1929 | 11:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 23, 1929 | 02:27 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Tuesday, December 17, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1929, or the whole moon calendar 1929.
- The same date one year apart: 1928 · 1930.
- 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.