Waning · 99.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Full Moon at
04:49UTC
Moon phase on December 15, 1959Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 15, 1959, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
406,001 km252,277 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 406,203 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1959 is on Tuesday, December 15, 1959 at 04:49 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 7, 1959 | 02:12 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 15, 1959 | 04:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 23, 1959 | 03:28 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Tuesday, December 15, 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.