Waning · 56.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
22.1days
Moon phase on December 21, 1940Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 21, 1940, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.6% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
372,578 km231,509 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1940 is on Saturday, December 14, 1940 at 19:38 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 28, 1940 at 20:56 UTC, 7 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 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.