Moon

Saturday, December 31, 1859

First Quarter


The lunar phase on Saturday, December 31, 1859 was a First Quarter. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 47% illuminated, 7.1 days old, and 24% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the First Quarter, one half of the moon is illuminated. The moon rises around noon and sets around midnight.

Date:December 31, 1859
Moon Phase:First Quarter
Illumination:47%
Age:7.1 Days
Longitude:7.1°
Moon Sign:Aries


The next Full Moon was on Sunday, January 8, 1860 (Wolf Moon), and the next New Moon was on Sunday, January 22, 1860.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of December 1859.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Crescent title=
  • 2First Quarter title=
  • 3Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 4Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 5Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 6Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 7Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 8Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 9Full Moon title=
  • 10Waning Gibbous title=
  • 11Waning Gibbous title=
  • 12Waning Gibbous title=
  • 13Waning Gibbous title=
  • 14Waning Gibbous title=
  • 15Waning Gibbous title=
  • 16Last Quarter title=
  • 17Waning Crescent title=
  • 18Waning Crescent title=
  • 19Waning Crescent title=
  • 20Waning Crescent title=
  • 21Waning Crescent title=
  • 22Waning Crescent title=
  • 23New Moon title=
  • 24New Moon title=
  • 25Waxing Crescent title=
  • 26Waxing Crescent title=
  • 27Waxing Crescent title=
  • 28Waxing Crescent title=
  • 29Waxing Crescent title=
  • 30Waxing Crescent title=
  • 31First Quarter title=

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