Waxing · 95.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
13.2days
Moon phase on December 3, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 3, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 13.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.2 dMoon age
403,037 km250,435 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1949 is on Monday, December 5, 1949 at 15:14 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 20, 1949 at 07:29 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 27, 1949 | 10:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 5, 1949 | 15:14 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Saturday, December 3, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 20, 1949 to the new moon of December 19, 1949, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.