Waning · 8.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on December 9, 2042Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 9, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 8.9% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
404,363 km251,259 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 2042 is on Thursday, November 27, 2042 at 06:06 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 2042 at 14:30 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 4, 2042 | 09:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 12, 2042 | 14:30 |
The Moon around December 9
More about this date
Tuesday, December 9, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 2042 to the new moon of December 12, 2042, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.