Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
New Moon at
10:17UTC
Moon phase on December 23, 2022New Moon
On Friday, December 23, 2022, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 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
29.5 dMoon age
358,952 km223,042 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 2022 is on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 23:08 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:17 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 16, 2022 | 08:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 23, 2022 | 10:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, December 30, 2022 | 01:21 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Friday, December 23, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2022 to the new moon of January 21, 2023, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.