Waxing · 44.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on December 15, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 15, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.1% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
373,607 km232,149 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1969 is on Tuesday, December 23, 1969 at 17:35 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 9, 1969 at 09:42 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 9, 1969 | 09:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 16, 1969 | 01:09 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Monday, December 15, 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.