Waxing · 33.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on December 25, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 25, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.4% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
33.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
396,783 km246,550 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 1949 is on Wednesday, January 4, 1950 at 07:48 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 19, 1949 at 18:56 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 19, 1949 | 18:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 27, 1949 | 06:32 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Sunday, December 25, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 1949 to the new moon of January 18, 1950, a cycle of 29.54 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.