Waning · 94.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
17.6days
Moon phase on December 28, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 28, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.4% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
366,273 km227,591 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 1939 is on Tuesday, December 26, 1939 at 11:29 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 9, 1940 at 13:53 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 26, 1939 | 11:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 2, 1940 | 04:56 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Thursday, December 28, 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.