Waxing · 92.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on December 19, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 19, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.9% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
364,379 km226,415 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 19, 1980 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at 14:35 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 15, 1980 | 01:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 21, 1980 | 18:08 |
The Moon around December 19
More about this date
Friday, December 19, 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.