Waning · 96.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on December 31, 1944Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, December 31, 1944, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
389,759 km242,185 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1944 is on Friday, December 29, 1944 at 14:38 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 14, 1945 at 05:07 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 29, 1944 | 14:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 6, 1945 | 12:48 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Sunday, December 31, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 15, 1944 to the new moon of January 14, 1945, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- 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.