Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
New Moon at
01:36UTC
Moon phase on December 22, 2014New Moon
On Monday, December 22, 2014, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
367,980 km228,652 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 22, 2014 is on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 04:54 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 01:36 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 14, 2014 | 12:51 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 22, 2014 | 01:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 28, 2014 | 18:32 |
The Moon around December 22
More about this date
Monday, December 22, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 2014 to the new moon of January 20, 2015, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
- 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.