Waxing · 54.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°
First Quarter at
01:47UTC
Moon phase on December 15, 1980First Quarter
On Monday, December 15, 1980, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.9% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
371,392 km230,772 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (29°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1980 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at 14:35 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 7, 1980 | 14:35 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 15, 1980 | 01:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 21, 1980 | 18:08 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Monday, December 15, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1980 to the new moon of January 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.