Waning · 42.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on December 31, 1942Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 31, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.6% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
382,865 km237,901 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1942 is on Tuesday, December 22, 1942 at 15:03 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 6, 1943 at 12:38 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 30, 1942 | 18:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 6, 1943 | 12:38 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Thursday, December 31, 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.