Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
New Moon at
06:53UTC
Moon phase on December 29, 2016New Moon
On Thursday, December 29, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% 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 .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
398,983 km247,916 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 2016 is on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:34 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 06:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | 01:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 29, 2016 | 06:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 5, 2017 | 19:47 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Thursday, December 29, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 2016 to the new moon of January 28, 2017, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- 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.