Waning · 18.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on December 5, 1969Waning Crescent
On Friday, December 5, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.9% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
382,044 km237,391 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1969 is on Sunday, November 23, 1969 at 23:54 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 9, 1969 at 09:42 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 2, 1969 | 03:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 9, 1969 | 09:42 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Friday, December 5, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 9, 1969 to the new moon of December 9, 1969, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.