Waning · 5.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on December 5, 1999Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 5, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
403,806 km250,913 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1999 is on Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 07:04 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 7, 1999 at 22:32 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, November 29, 1999 | 23:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 7, 1999 | 22:32 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Sunday, December 5, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 8, 1999 to the new moon of December 7, 1999, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- 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.