Waxing · 8.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on December 31, 1940Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 31, 1940, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
386,362 km240,074 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1940 is on Monday, January 13, 1941 at 11:04 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 28, 1940 at 20:56 UTC, 3 days 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 31
More about this date
Tuesday, December 31, 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.