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Moon phase calendar 2012

Full moons
13
New moons
12
Supermoons
5
Blue moons
1
31 Aug
Lunar eclipses
2

2012 has 13 full moons and 12 new moons. It has a Blue Moon (Fri, Aug 31). 5 full moons are supermoons. There are 2 lunar eclipses. All times are UTC.

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All moon phases in 2012 (UTC)

New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast Quarter
–Jan 1 06:15Jan 9 07:30Jan 16 09:08
Jan 23 07:39Jan 31 04:10Feb 7 21:54Feb 14 17:04
Feb 21 22:35Mar 1 01:22Mar 8 09:40Mar 15 01:25
Mar 22 14:37Mar 30 19:41Apr 6 19:19Apr 13 10:50
Apr 21 07:19Apr 29 09:58May 6 03:35May 12 21:47
May 20 23:47May 28 20:16Jun 4 11:12Jun 11 10:42
Jun 19 15:02Jun 27 03:31Jul 3 18:52Jul 11 01:48
Jul 19 04:24Jul 26 08:56Aug 2 03:28Aug 9 18:55
Aug 17 15:55Aug 24 13:54Aug 31 13:58Sep 8 13:15
Sep 16 02:11Sep 22 19:41Sep 30 03:19Oct 8 07:34
Oct 15 12:03Oct 22 03:32Oct 29 19:50Nov 7 00:36
Nov 13 22:08Nov 20 14:32Nov 28 14:46Dec 6 15:32
Dec 13 08:42Dec 20 05:19Dec 28 10:21–

Full moons of 2012 and their names

2012 has 13 full moons, from the Wolf Moon on January 9 to the Cold Moon on December 28.

Date (UTC)NameDistanceNotes
Monday, January 9, 2012, 07:30Wolf Moon386,710 km
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 21:54Snow Moon375,298 km
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 09:40Worm Moon365,491 kmSupermoon
Friday, April 6, 2012, 19:19Pink Moon359,069 kmSupermoon
Sunday, May 6, 2012, 03:35Flower Moon356,945 kmClosest supermoon of the year
Monday, June 4, 2012, 11:12Strawberry Moon359,249 kmSupermoonPartial lunar eclipse
Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 18:52Buck Moon365,481 kmSupermoon
Thursday, August 2, 2012, 03:28Sturgeon Moon374,637 km
Friday, August 31, 2012, 13:58Sturgeon Moon385,271 kmBlue Moon (monthly)
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 03:19Harvest Moon (also Corn Moon)395,522 km
Monday, October 29, 2012, 19:50Hunter's Moon403,218 kmMicromoon
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 14:46Beaver Moon406,341 kmMicromoonPenumbral lunar eclipse
Friday, December 28, 2012, 10:21Cold Moon403,864 kmMicromoon

Full moons · 2012

Thirteen full moons, one blue

Month by month

In 2012, the 12 new moons run from January 23 to December 13, and each month below shows the Moon's phase day by day.