Waning · 86.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on December 31, 1936Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 31, 1936, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.6% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
383,536 km238,318 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1936 is on Monday, December 28, 1936 at 04:00 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 12, 1937 at 16:47 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 28, 1936 | 04:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 4, 1937 | 14:22 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 1936 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 1936 to the new moon of January 12, 1937, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1936, or the whole moon calendar 1936.
- The same date one year apart: 1935 · 1937.
- 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.