Waxing · 28.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on December 19, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, December 19, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.8% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
405,097 km251,715 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 19, 1974 is on Sunday, December 29, 1974 at 03:51 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 13, 1974 at 16:25 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 13, 1974 | 16:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 21, 1974 | 19:44 |
The Moon around December 19
More about this date
Thursday, December 19, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 1974 to the new moon of January 12, 1975, a cycle of 29.75 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.