Waning · 18.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on September 12, 1974Waning Crescent
On Thursday, September 12, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.3% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
363,959 km226,153 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1974 is on Sunday, September 1, 1974 at 19:25 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 16, 1974 at 02:45 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, September 9, 1974 | 12:01 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, September 16, 1974 | 02:45 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Thursday, September 12, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 1974 to the new moon of September 16, 1974, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.