Waning · 0.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
New Moon at
23:32UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 2023New Moon
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.1 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
29.1 dMoon age
377,050 km234,288 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:32 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | 05:49 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 23:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | 18:39 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 13, 2023 to the new moon of December 12, 2023, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.