Waning · 75.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°
Moon age
18.9days
Moon phase on December 31, 2042Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 31, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 75.6% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
392,987 km244,190 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (9°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2042 is on Friday, December 26, 2042 at 17:43 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 11, 2043 at 06:53 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, December 26, 2042 | 17:43 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 3, 2043 | 06:08 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 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.