Waning · 34.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on December 21, 1943Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 21, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.2% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
394,035 km244,842 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1943 is on Saturday, December 11, 1943 at 16:25 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 27, 1943 at 03:50 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 19, 1943 | 20:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 27, 1943 | 03:50 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Tuesday, December 21, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 27, 1943 to the new moon of December 27, 1943, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.