Waning · 26.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
24.9days
Moon phase on December 3, 1942Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 3, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.2% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
381,019 km236,754 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1942 is on Sunday, November 22, 1942 at 20:24 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 8, 1942 at 01:59 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 1, 1942 | 01:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 8, 1942 | 01:59 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Thursday, December 3, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 8, 1942 to the new moon of December 8, 1942, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.