Waning · 96.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on December 16, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 16, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
386,791 km240,341 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1940 is on Saturday, December 14, 1940 at 19:38 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 28, 1940 at 20:56 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 14, 1940 | 19:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 22, 1940 | 01:45 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Monday, December 16, 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.