Waning · 80.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on December 27, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 27, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.3% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.3%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
401,514 km249,489 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 1942 is on Tuesday, December 22, 1942 at 15:03 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 6, 1943 at 12:38 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 22, 1942 | 15:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 30, 1942 | 18:37 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Sunday, December 27, 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.