Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
1.6days
Moon phase on December 12, 1939Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 12, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
391,165 km243,058 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1939 is on Tuesday, December 26, 1939 at 11:29 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 10, 1939 at 21:46 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 10, 1939 | 21:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 18, 1939 | 21:04 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Tuesday, December 12, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1939 to the new moon of January 9, 1940, a cycle of 29.67 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.