Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
New Moon at
00:55UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 1985New Moon
On Thursday, December 12, 1985, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% 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 .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
360,684 km224,119 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1985 is on Friday, December 27, 1985 at 07:31 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 12, 1985 at 00:55 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 5, 1985 | 09:01 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 12, 1985 | 00:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 19, 1985 | 01:58 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Thursday, December 12, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1985 to the new moon of January 10, 1986, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
- 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.