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Moon phases December 2040

New moon
Tue 04 Dec
07:33 UTC
First quarter
Mon 10 Dec
23:30 UTC
Full · Cold
Tue 18 Dec
12:16 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 26 Dec
17:02 UTC

In December 2040 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Tuesday, December 4 at 07:33 UTC, the First Quarter on Monday, December 10 at 23:30 UTC, the Full Moon on Tuesday, December 18 at 12:16 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, December 26 at 17:02 UTC. The full moon is the Cold Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 02 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 03 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 04New New Moon, 0% lit 0%07:33 05 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 06 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 07 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 08 Waxing Crescent, 23% lit 23% 09 Waxing Crescent, 34% lit 34% 10First Q First Quarter, 45% lit 45%23:30 11 Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 18Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:16 19 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 20 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 21 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 22 Waning Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 23 Waning Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 24 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 25 Waning Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 26Last Q Last Quarter, 52% lit 52%17:02 27 Waning Crescent, 42% lit 42% 28 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 29 Waning Crescent, 23% lit 23% 30 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14% 31 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7%

Exact phase times

December 2040 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on December 4, the First Quarter on December 10, the Full Moon on December 18 and the Last Quarter on December 26.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonTuesday, December 4, 204007:33
First QuarterMonday, December 10, 204023:30
Full MoonTuesday, December 18, 204012:16
Last QuarterWednesday, December 26, 204017:02

Tuesday, December 18, 2040: Cold Moon, 399,459 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2040

Twelve full moons, one blue

28 Feb Snow 28 Mar Worm 27 Apr Pink 26 May Flower total eclipse 24 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 24 Jul Buck Supermoon 22 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 20 Sept Harvest 20 Oct Hunter’s 18 Nov Beaver total eclipse 18 Dec Cold