Waning · 1.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
28.5days
Moon phase on December 31, 1975Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 31, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
378,503 km235,191 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1975 is on Thursday, December 18, 1975 at 14:40 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 1, 1976 at 14:40 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 25, 1975 | 14:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 1, 1976 | 14:40 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 3, 1975 to the new moon of January 1, 1976, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.