Waxing · 48.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°
First Quarter at
16:01UTC
Moon phase on December 6, 1940First Quarter
On Friday, December 6, 1940, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.5% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
399,942 km248,512 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (12°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1940 is on Saturday, December 14, 1940 at 19:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 29, 1940 at 08:42 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, November 29, 1940 | 08:42 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 6, 1940 | 16:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 14, 1940 | 19:38 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Friday, December 6, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 29, 1940 to the new moon of December 28, 1940, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1940, or the whole moon calendar 1940.
- The same date one year apart: 1939 · 1941.
- 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.