Waxing · 68.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on December 16, 1942Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 16, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.1% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
389,081 km241,764 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1942 is on Tuesday, December 22, 1942 at 15:03 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 8, 1942 at 01:59 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 14, 1942 | 17:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 22, 1942 | 15:03 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Wednesday, December 16, 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.