Waning · 0.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
New Moon at
18:56UTC
Moon phase on December 19, 1949New Moon
On Monday, December 19, 1949, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
367,753 km228,511 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 19, 1949 is on Monday, December 5, 1949 at 15:14 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 19, 1949 at 18:56 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 13, 1949 | 01:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 19, 1949 | 18:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 27, 1949 | 06:32 |
The Moon around December 19
More about this date
Monday, December 19, 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.