Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
New Moon at
03:12UTC
Moon phase on December 31, 2005New Moon
On Saturday, December 31, 2005, 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
363,429 km225,824 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 2005 is on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 09:48 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 03:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 23, 2005 | 19:36 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 31, 2005 | 03:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 6, 2006 | 18:57 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Saturday, December 31, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 31, 2005 to the new moon of January 29, 2006, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.