Waning · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
New Moon at
12:23UTC
Moon phase on December 27, 2008New Moon
On Saturday, December 27, 2008, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 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
29.8 dMoon age
406,405 km252,528 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 27, 2008 is on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 03:27 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 12:23 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 19, 2008 | 10:29 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 27, 2008 | 12:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | 11:56 |
The Moon around December 27
More about this date
Saturday, December 27, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 27, 2008 to the new moon of December 27, 2008, a cycle of 29.81 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
- 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.