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Moon phases December 2042

Last quarter
Thu 04 Dec
09:19 UTC
New moon
Fri 12 Dec
14:30 UTC
First quarter
Sat 20 Dec
00:27 UTC
Full · Cold
Fri 26 Dec
17:43 UTC

In December 2042 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Thursday, December 4 at 09:19 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, December 12 at 14:30 UTC, the First Quarter on Saturday, December 20 at 00:27 UTC and the Full Moon on Friday, December 26 at 17:43 UTC. The full moon is the Cold Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 02 Waning Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 03 Waning Gibbous, 59% lit 59% 04Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%09:19 05 Waning Crescent, 40% lit 40% 06 Waning Crescent, 30% lit 30% 07 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22% 08 Waning Crescent, 15% lit 15% 09 Waning Crescent, 9% lit 9% 10 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 11 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 12New New Moon, 0% lit 0%14:30 13 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 14 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 15 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 16 Waxing Crescent, 15% lit 15% 17 Waxing Crescent, 24% lit 24% 18 Waxing Crescent, 34% lit 34% 19 Waxing Crescent, 44% lit 44% 20First Q First Quarter, 56% lit 56%00:27 21 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 26Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%17:43 27 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 28 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 29 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 30 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 31 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76%

Exact phase times

December 2042 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on December 4, the New Moon on December 12, the First Quarter on December 20 and the Full Moon on December 26.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterThursday, December 4, 204209:19
New MoonFriday, December 12, 204214:30
First QuarterSaturday, December 20, 204200:27
Full MoonFriday, December 26, 204217:43

Friday, December 26, 2042: Cold Moon, 369,411 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2042

Thirteen full moons, one blue

05 Feb Snow 06 Mar Worm Micromoon 05 Apr Pink penumbral eclipse 05 May Flower 03 Jun Straw­berry 03 Jul Buck 01 Aug Sturgeon 31 Aug Blue Blue moon 29 Sept Harvest partial eclipse 28 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 27 Nov Beaver Supermoon 26 Dec Cold