Waxing · 55.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
First Quarter at
00:27UTC
Moon phase on December 20, 2042First Quarter
On Saturday, December 20, 2042, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 55.5% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
55.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
371,193 km230,649 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 20, 2042 is on Friday, December 26, 2042 at 17:43 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 2042 at 14:30 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, December 12, 2042 | 14:30 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 20, 2042 | 00:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, December 26, 2042 | 17:43 |
The Moon around December 20
More about this date
Saturday, December 20, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2042 to the new moon of January 11, 2043, a cycle of 29.68 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.