Waxing · 70.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on December 29, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 29, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.5% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
404,387 km251,274 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (1°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1949 is on Wednesday, January 4, 1950 at 07:48 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 19, 1949 at 18:56 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 27, 1949 | 06:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 4, 1950 | 07:48 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Thursday, December 29, 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.