Waning · 0.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
New Moon at
12:53UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 1947New Moon
On Friday, December 12, 1947, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
398,710 km247,747 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1947 is on Friday, November 28, 1947 at 08:45 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 1947 at 12:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 5, 1947 | 00:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 12, 1947 | 12:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 20, 1947 | 17:44 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Friday, December 12, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 1947 to the new moon of December 12, 1947, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.