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The Moon on Monday, December 29, 1952: Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit

Waxing · 96.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°

Moon age

12.4days

Moon phase on December 29, 1952Waxing Gibbous

Monday 29 December 1952391,043 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, December 29, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
391,043 km242,983 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 29, 1952 is on Wednesday, December 31, 1952 at 05:06 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 17, 1952 at 02:03 UTC, 12 days earlier.

The Moon around December 29

More about this date

Monday, December 29, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 17, 1952 to the new moon of January 15, 1953, a cycle of 29.50 days.