Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
New Moon at
10:10UTC
Moon phase on December 26, 1981New Moon
On Saturday, December 26, 1981, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% 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 .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
404,100 km251,096 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 1981 is on Saturday, January 9, 1982 at 19:53 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 26, 1981 at 10:10 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 18, 1981 | 05:47 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 26, 1981 | 10:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 3, 1982 | 04:46 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Saturday, December 26, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 26, 1981 to the new moon of January 25, 1982, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
- 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.