Waning · 31.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on December 5, 1939Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 5, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.9% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
31.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
371,328 km230,732 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1939 is on Sunday, November 26, 1939 at 21:55 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 10, 1939 at 21:46 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 3, 1939 | 20:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, December 10, 1939 | 21:46 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Tuesday, December 5, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 11, 1939 to the new moon of December 10, 1939, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- 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.