Waxing · 4.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on December 31, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, December 31, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
363,340 km225,769 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1959 is on Wednesday, January 13, 1960 at 23:51 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 29, 1959 | 19:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 5, 1960 | 18:53 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1959 to the new moon of January 28, 1960, a cycle of 29.46 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.