Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on December 29, 1951Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 29, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
357,378 km222,064 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1951 is on Saturday, January 12, 1952 at 04:55 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 28, 1951 at 11:43 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 28, 1951 | 11:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 4, 1952 | 04:42 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Saturday, December 29, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1951 to the new moon of January 26, 1952, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.