Waning · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
New Moon at
18:06UTC
Moon phase on December 24, 2011New Moon
On Saturday, December 24, 2011, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.2 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
29.2 dMoon age
368,542 km229,001 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 2011 is on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 14:37 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 18:06 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 18, 2011 | 00:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 24, 2011 | 18:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 1, 2012 | 06:15 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Saturday, December 24, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 25, 2011 to the new moon of December 24, 2011, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
- 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.