Waning · 95.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on December 17, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 17, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.1% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
403,218 km250,548 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1959 is on Tuesday, December 15, 1959 at 04:49 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 15, 1959 | 04:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 23, 1959 | 03:28 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Thursday, December 17, 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.