Waning · 0.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on December 5, 1991Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 5, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
398,232 km247,450 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1991 is on Thursday, November 21, 1991 at 22:56 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 6, 1991 at 03:57 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, November 28, 1991 | 15:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 6, 1991 | 03:57 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Thursday, December 5, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 6, 1991 to the new moon of December 6, 1991, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.