Waning · 0.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
New Moon at
19:09UTC
Moon phase on December 29, 1959New Moon
On Tuesday, December 29, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
357,903 km222,390 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1959 is on Tuesday, December 15, 1959 at 04:49 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 23, 1959 | 03:28 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 29, 1959 | 19:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 5, 1960 | 18:53 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Tuesday, December 29, 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.