Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
New Moon at
11:43UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 1951New Moon
On Friday, December 28, 1951, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
357,293 km222,012 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 1951 is on Saturday, January 12, 1952 at 04:55 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 28, 1951 at 11:43 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 21, 1951 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 28, 1951 | 11:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 4, 1952 | 04:42 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Friday, December 28, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1951 to the new moon of January 26, 1952, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- 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.