Waning · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 01°
New Moon at
20:56UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 1940New Moon
On Saturday, December 28, 1940, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
372,998 km231,770 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 1940 is on Saturday, December 14, 1940 at 19:38 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 28, 1940 at 20:56 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 22, 1940 | 01:45 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 28, 1940 | 20:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 5, 1941 | 13:40 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Saturday, December 28, 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.