Waning · 97.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on December 20, 1945Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 20, 1945, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
367,897 km228,601 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 1945 is on Wednesday, December 19, 1945 at 02:17 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 3, 1946 at 12:30 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 19, 1945 | 02:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 26, 1945 | 08:00 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Thursday, December 20, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 1945 to the new moon of January 3, 1946, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- 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.