Waxing · 49.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 19°
First Quarter at
13:09UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 1983First Quarter
On Monday, December 12, 1983, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.7% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
403,259 km250,573 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1983 is on Tuesday, December 20, 1983 at 02:00 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 4, 1983 at 12:26 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 4, 1983 | 12:26 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 12, 1983 | 13:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 20, 1983 | 02:00 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Monday, December 12, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 1983 to the new moon of January 3, 1984, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.