Waning · 81.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
18.5days
Moon phase on December 21, 1937Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 21, 1937, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.1% of its visible face lit, 18.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
81.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.5 dMoon age
370,343 km230,120 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1937 is on Friday, December 17, 1937 at 18:52 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 1, 1938 at 18:58 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 17, 1937 | 18:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 24, 1937 | 14:20 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Tuesday, December 21, 1937 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 2, 1937 to the new moon of January 1, 1938, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1937, or the whole moon calendar 1937.
- The same date one year apart: 1936 · 1938.
- 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.