Waning · 99.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Full Moon at
10:21UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 2012Full Moon
On Friday, December 28, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
403,752 km250,879 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 403,864 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 2012 is on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:21 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 19:44 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 20, 2012 | 05:19 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, December 28, 2012 | 10:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 5, 2013 | 03:58 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Friday, December 28, 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.