Waning · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
New Moon at
19:03UTC
Moon phase on December 17, 1971New Moon
On Friday, December 17, 1971, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 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
29.4 dMoon age
393,483 km244,499 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1971 is on Friday, December 31, 1971 at 20:20 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 17, 1971 at 19:03 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 9, 1971 | 16:03 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 17, 1971 | 19:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 25, 1971 | 01:35 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Friday, December 17, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 1971 to the new moon of December 17, 1971, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.