Waning · 4.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on December 17, 1979Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 17, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
385,194 km239,349 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1979 is on Monday, December 3, 1979 at 18:08 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 at 08:24 UTC, 2 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 17
More about this date
Monday, December 17, 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.