Waning · 9.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on December 16, 1979Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 16, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.3% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
389,933 km242,293 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1979 is on Monday, December 3, 1979 at 18:08 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 at 08:24 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 11, 1979 | 13:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 19, 1979 | 08:24 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Sunday, December 16, 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.