On Sunday, December 29, 2019 the Moon was in its waxing crescent phase, with 12% of its disk illuminated and an age of 3.4 days since the last new moon. A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 12% |
| Moon age | 3.4 days |
| Day of the week | Sunday |
| Last new moon | December 26, 2019 at 02:13 |
| Next full moon | January 10, 2020 at 16:21 (in 12.2 days) |
| Next new moon | January 24, 2020 at 18:42 (in 26.3 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
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About the waxing crescent
A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on December 29, 2019 it had completed 11% of the cycle that began with the new moon on December 26, 2019.
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