Waxing · 75.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on December 9, 1940Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 9, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.6% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
404,846 km251,560 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 1940 is on Saturday, December 14, 1940 at 19:38 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 29, 1940 at 08:42 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 6, 1940 | 16:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 14, 1940 | 19:38 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Monday, December 9, 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.