Waning · 8.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on December 31, 1945Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 31, 1945, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.5% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
403,187 km250,529 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1945 is on Wednesday, December 19, 1945 at 02:17 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 3, 1946 at 12:30 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 26, 1945 | 08:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 3, 1946 | 12:30 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Monday, December 31, 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.