Waning · 99.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
Moon age
16.2days
Moon phase on December 6, 1949Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 6, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 16.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.2 dMoon age
395,289 km245,621 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1949 is on Monday, December 5, 1949 at 15:14 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 19, 1949 at 18:56 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 5, 1949 | 15:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 13, 1949 | 01:48 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Tuesday, December 6, 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.