Waxing · 55.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°
First Quarter at
01:09UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1969First Quarter
On Tuesday, December 16, 1969, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.1% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
378,174 km234,986 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (0°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1969 is on Tuesday, December 23, 1969 at 17:35 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 9, 1969 at 09:42 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 9, 1969 | 09:42 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 16, 1969 | 01:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 23, 1969 | 17:35 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 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.