Waning · 99.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Full Moon at
03:44UTC
Moon phase on December 29, 1955Full Moon
On Thursday, December 29, 1955, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
356,810 km221,712 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 356,594 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1955 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 22, 1955 | 09:40 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 29, 1955 | 03:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 4, 1956 | 22:41 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Thursday, December 29, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 1955 to the new moon of January 13, 1956, a cycle of 29.83 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.