Waning · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
New Moon at
14:30UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 2042New Moon
On Friday, December 12, 2042, the Moon will be a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happens at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
397,490 km246,989 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2042 is on Friday, December 26, 2042 at 17:43 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 12, 2042 at 14:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 4, 2042 | 09:19 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, December 12, 2042 | 14:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 20, 2042 | 00:27 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Friday, December 12, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 12, 2042 to the new moon of December 12, 2042, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.