Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
New Moon at
03:13UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 1966New Moon
On Monday, December 12, 1966, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
378,794 km235,371 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1966 is on Monday, November 28, 1966 at 02:41 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 12, 1966 at 03:13 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 5, 1966 | 06:22 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 12, 1966 | 03:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 19, 1966 | 21:41 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Monday, December 12, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1966 to the new moon of January 10, 1967, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1966, or the whole moon calendar 1966.
- The same date one year apart: 1965 · 1967.
- 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.