Waxing · 97.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
Moon age
12.9days
Moon phase on December 20, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 20, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
365,431 km227,068 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1980 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at 14:35 UTC, 13 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 20
More about this date
Saturday, December 20, 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.