Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
New Moon at
08:42UTC
Moon phase on December 13, 2012New Moon
On Thursday, December 13, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 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
29.6 dMoon age
357,350 km222,047 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 13, 2012 is on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:46 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 08:42 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 6, 2012 | 15:32 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 13, 2012 | 08:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 20, 2012 | 05:19 |
The Moon around December 13
More about this date
Thursday, December 13, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 13, 2012 to the new moon of January 11, 2013, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
- 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.