Waning · 0.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
New Moon at
23:52UTC
Moon phase on December 7, 1961New Moon
On Thursday, December 7, 1961, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
378,012 km234,885 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 7, 1961 is on Friday, December 22, 1961 at 00:42 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 7, 1961 at 23:52 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, November 30, 1961 | 06:19 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 7, 1961 | 23:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 14, 1961 | 20:06 |
The Moon around December 7
More about this date
Thursday, December 7, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 8, 1961 to the new moon of December 7, 1961, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.