Waning · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
New Moon at
17:36UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 2010New Moon
On Sunday, December 5, 2010, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.3 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
29.3 dMoon age
378,085 km234,931 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 2010 is on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 17:27 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 17:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 28, 2010 | 20:37 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 5, 2010 | 17:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 13, 2010 | 13:59 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Sunday, December 5, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 6, 2010 to the new moon of December 5, 2010, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.