Waning · 25.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
Moon age
25.1days
Moon phase on December 25, 1959Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 25, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.1% of its visible face lit, 25.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.1 dMoon age
368,156 km228,761 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 25, 1959 is on Tuesday, December 15, 1959 at 04:49 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 23, 1959 | 03:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 29, 1959 | 19:09 |
The Moon around December 25
More about this date
Friday, December 25, 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.