Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
New Moon at
03:57UTC
Moon phase on December 6, 1991New Moon
On Friday, December 6, 1991, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 0.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
0.3 dMoon age
400,854 km249,079 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1991 is on Thursday, November 21, 1991 at 22:56 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 6, 1991 at 03:57 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, November 28, 1991 | 15:21 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 6, 1991 | 03:57 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 14, 1991 | 09:32 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Friday, December 6, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 1991 to the new moon of January 4, 1992, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.