Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
New Moon at
09:18UTC
Moon phase on December 15, 1982New Moon
On Wednesday, December 15, 1982, 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
403,935 km250,994 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1982 is on Wednesday, December 1, 1982 at 00:21 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 15, 1982 at 09:18 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 7, 1982 | 15:53 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, December 15, 1982 | 09:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 23, 1982 | 14:17 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Wednesday, December 15, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 15, 1982 to the new moon of January 14, 1983, a cycle of 29.83 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.