Waning · 7.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on December 12, 1982Waning Crescent
On Sunday, December 12, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.8% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
396,700 km246,498 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1982 is on Wednesday, December 1, 1982 at 00:21 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 15, 1982 at 09:18 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 7, 1982 | 15:53 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 15, 1982 | 09:18 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Sunday, December 12, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 15, 1982 to the new moon of December 15, 1982, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.