Waxing · 97.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on December 2, 1979Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 2, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
374,177 km232,503 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 1979 is on Monday, December 3, 1979 at 18:08 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 19, 1979 at 18:04 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, November 26, 1979 | 21:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 3, 1979 | 18:08 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Sunday, December 2, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 19, 1979 to the new moon of December 19, 1979, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.