Waxing · 33.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on December 5, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 5, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.4% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
33.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
376,392 km233,879 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1959 is on Tuesday, December 15, 1959 at 04:49 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 30, 1959 at 08:46 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, November 30, 1959 | 08:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 7, 1959 | 02:12 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Saturday, December 5, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 30, 1959 to the new moon of December 29, 1959, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.