Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
New Moon at
07:21UTC
Moon phase on December 7, 2018New Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 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
29.8 dMoon age
394,742 km245,281 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 7, 2018 is on Friday, November 23, 2018 at 05:39 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 07:21 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, November 30, 2018 | 00:19 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 7, 2018 | 07:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 15, 2018 | 11:50 |
The Moon around December 7
More about this date
Friday, December 7, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 2018 to the new moon of January 6, 2019, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.