Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°
Full Moon at
18:08UTC
Moon phase on December 3, 1979Full Moon
On Monday, December 3, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
377,500 km234,568 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 378,470 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1979 is on Monday, December 3, 1979 at 18:08 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 19, 1979 at 18:04 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, November 26, 1979 | 21:09 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, December 3, 1979 | 18:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 11, 1979 | 13:59 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Monday, December 3, 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.