Waxing · 54.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
First Quarter at
01:15UTC
Moon phase on October 12, 1975First Quarter
On Sunday, October 12, 1975, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.6% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
394,112 km244,890 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1975 is on Monday, October 20, 1975 at 05:06 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 5, 1975 at 03:23 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 5, 1975 | 03:23 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, October 12, 1975 | 01:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 20, 1975 | 05:06 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Sunday, October 12, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 5, 1975 to the new moon of November 3, 1975, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.