Waning · 73.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on December 29, 1969Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 29, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.1% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
73.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
402,306 km249,982 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1969 is on Tuesday, December 23, 1969 at 17:35 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 7, 1970 at 20:36 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 23, 1969 | 17:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 31, 1969 | 22:52 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Monday, December 29, 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.