Waxing · 0.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on December 29, 1940Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, December 29, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
376,851 km234,164 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1940 is on Saturday, December 14, 1940 at 19:38 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 28, 1940 at 20:56 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 28, 1940 | 20:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 5, 1941 | 13:40 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Sunday, December 29, 1940 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1940 to the new moon of January 27, 1941, a cycle of 29.59 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.