Waning · 95.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on December 29, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 29, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.8% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
359,028 km223,090 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (0°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1947 is on Saturday, December 27, 1947 at 20:27 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 1948 at 07:45 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 27, 1947 | 20:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 3, 1948 | 11:13 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Monday, December 29, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1947 to the new moon of January 11, 1948, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.