Waxing · 93.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on December 12, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 12, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.5% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
405,356 km251,876 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1959 is on Tuesday, December 15, 1959 at 04:49 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 30, 1959 at 08:46 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 7, 1959 | 02:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 15, 1959 | 04:49 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Saturday, December 12, 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.