Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
New Moon at
01:59UTC
Moon phase on December 8, 1942New Moon
On Tuesday, December 8, 1942, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.9 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
29.9 dMoon age
358,415 km222,709 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 8, 1942 is on Tuesday, December 22, 1942 at 15:03 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 8, 1942 at 01:59 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 1, 1942 | 01:37 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 8, 1942 | 01:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 14, 1942 | 17:47 |
The Moon around December 8
More about this date
Tuesday, December 8, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 8, 1942 to the new moon of January 6, 1943, 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.