Waning · 10.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on April 12, 1980Waning Crescent
On Saturday, April 12, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.4% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
361,199 km224,438 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1980 is on Monday, March 31, 1980 at 15:14 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 at 03:46 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 8, 1980 | 12:07 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 15, 1980 | 03:46 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Saturday, April 12, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1980 to the new moon of April 15, 1980, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.