Moon

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

New Moon


The lunar phase on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 was a New Moon. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 0% illuminated, 29.4 days old, and 100% of the way through the lunar cycle.


The New Moon marks the beginning of the 29.53-day lunar cycle. During this phase, the moon appears invisible from the earth, and the moon rises and sets with the sun.

Date:December 28, 2016
Moon Phase:New Moon
Illumination:0%
Age:29.4 Days
Longitude:276.3°
Moon Sign:Capricorn


The next New Moon was on Thursday, December 29, 2016, and the next Full Moon was on Thursday, January 12, 2017 (Wolf Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of December 2016.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Crescent title=
  • 2Waxing Crescent title=
  • 3Waxing Crescent title=
  • 4Waxing Crescent title=
  • 5Waxing Crescent title=
  • 6First Quarter title=
  • 7First Quarter title=
  • 8Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 9Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 10Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 11Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 12Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 13Full Moon title=
  • 14Waning Gibbous title=
  • 15Waning Gibbous title=
  • 16Waning Gibbous title=
  • 17Waning Gibbous title=
  • 18Waning Gibbous title=
  • 19Waning Gibbous title=
  • 20Last Quarter title=
  • 21Waning Crescent title=
  • 22Waning Crescent title=
  • 23Waning Crescent title=
  • 24Waning Crescent title=
  • 25Waning Crescent title=
  • 26Waning Crescent title=
  • 27Waning Crescent title=
  • 28New Moon title=
  • 29New Moon title=
  • 30Waxing Crescent title=
  • 31Waxing Crescent title=

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