Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
New Moon at
01:29UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 2004New Moon
On Sunday, December 12, 2004, 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
358,125 km222,529 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2004 is on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 15:07 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 01:29 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 5, 2004 | 00:53 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 12, 2004 | 01:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 18, 2004 | 16:40 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Sunday, December 12, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2004 to the new moon of January 10, 2005, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.