Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
New Moon at
09:42UTC
Moon phase on December 9, 1969New Moon
On Tuesday, December 9, 1969, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
362,647 km225,338 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1969 is on Tuesday, December 23, 1969 at 17:35 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 9, 1969 at 09:42 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 2, 1969 | 03:51 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 9, 1969 | 09:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 16, 1969 | 01:09 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Tuesday, December 9, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1969 to the new moon of January 7, 1970, a cycle of 29.45 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.