Waxing · 21.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on October 12, 1991Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 12, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.2% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
398,813 km247,811 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (13°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1991 is on Wednesday, October 23, 1991 at 11:08 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 7, 1991 at 21:39 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 7, 1991 | 21:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 15, 1991 | 17:33 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Saturday, October 12, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 7, 1991 to the new moon of November 6, 1991, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.