Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
New Moon at
06:31UTC
Moon phase on December 18, 2017New Moon
On Monday, December 18, 2017, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.2 dMoon age
406,490 km252,581 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 2017 is on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 02:24 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 06:31 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 10, 2017 | 07:52 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 18, 2017 | 06:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | 09:20 |
The Moon around December 18
More about this date
Monday, December 18, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 18, 2017 to the new moon of January 17, 2018, a cycle of 29.82 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.