Waning · 60.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
21.5days
Moon phase on December 5, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 5, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.6% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
369,434 km229,555 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1974 is on Friday, November 29, 1974 at 15:10 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 13, 1974 at 16:25 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, November 29, 1974 | 15:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 6, 1974 | 10:10 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Thursday, December 5, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 14, 1974 to the new moon of December 13, 1974, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.