Waning · 1.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on December 18, 1979Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 18, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.1% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
380,618 km236,505 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 1979 is on Monday, December 3, 1979 at 18:08 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 at 08:24 UTC, 1 day 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 18
More about this date
Tuesday, December 18, 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.