December 2012
Moon phases in December 2012
December 2012 night by night: the phase and how much of the disc is lit. Full moon: 28 December. New moon: 13 December. Times in UTC.
6 DecemberLast quarter · 15:32 UTC
13 DecemberNew moon · 08:42 UTC
20 DecemberFirst quarter · 05:19 UTC
28 DecemberFull moon · 10:21 UTC
Day by day
| Phase | Lit | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sat | Waning gibbous | 93% | 403,980 km |
| 2 Sun | Waning gibbous | 87% | 401,771 km |
| 3 Mon | Waning gibbous | 80% | 398,756 km |
| 4 Tue | Waning gibbous | 71% | 394,912 km |
| 5 Wed | Last quarter | 62% | 390,271 km |
| 6 Thu | Last quarter · 15:32 UTC | 52% | 384,947 km |
| 7 Fri | Last quarter | 41% | 379,157 km |
| 8 Sat | Waning crescent | 30% | 373,229 km |
| 9 Sun | Waning crescent | 21% | 367,589 km |
| 10 Mon | Waning crescent | 12% | 362,734 km |
| 11 Tue | Waning crescent | 5% | 359,161 km |
| 12 Wed | New moon | 1% | 357,284 km |
| 13 Thu | New moon · 08:42 UTC | 0% | 357,350 km |
| 14 Fri | New moon | 2% | 359,381 km |
| 15 Sat | Waxing crescent | 7% | 363,171 km |
| 16 Sun | Waxing crescent | 14% | 368,320 km |
| 17 Mon | Waxing crescent | 23% | 374,318 km |
| 18 Tue | First quarter | 33% | 380,630 km |
| 19 Wed | First quarter | 43% | 386,773 km |
| 20 Thu | First quarter · 05:19 UTC | 53% | 392,358 km |
| 21 Fri | First quarter | 63% | 397,113 km |
| 22 Sat | Waxing gibbous | 72% | 400,876 km |
| 23 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 80% | 403,590 km |
| 24 Mon | Waxing gibbous | 87% | 405,279 km |
| 25 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 93% | 406,027 km |
| 26 Wed | Full moon | 97% | 405,945 km |
| 27 Thu | Full moon | 99% | 405,152 km |
| 28 Fri | Full moon · 10:21 UTC | 100% | 403,752 km |
| 29 Sat | Full moon | 99% | 401,820 km |
| 30 Sun | Waning gibbous | 96% | 399,402 km |
| 31 Mon | Waning gibbous | 91% | 396,512 km |