Waning · 5.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on December 16, 1941Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 16, 1941, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.8% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
359,101 km223,135 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1941 is on Wednesday, December 3, 1941 at 20:51 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 18, 1941 at 10:18 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 11, 1941 | 18:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 18, 1941 | 10:18 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Tuesday, December 16, 1941 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 19, 1941 to the new moon of December 18, 1941, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1941, or the whole moon calendar 1941.
- The same date one year apart: 1940 · 1942.
- 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.