Waning · 92.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
17.8days
Moon phase on December 31, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 31, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.2% of its visible face lit, 17.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.8 dMoon age
361,924 km224,889 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1974 is on Sunday, December 29, 1974 at 03:51 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 12, 1975 at 10:20 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 29, 1974 | 03:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 4, 1975 | 19:04 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Tuesday, December 31, 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.