Waxing · 50.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
First Quarter at
11:32UTC
Moon phase on January 12, 2011First Quarter
On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.3% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
401,708 km249,610 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 2011 is on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 21:22 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, January 4, 2011 | 09:03 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | 11:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 | 21:22 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 4, 2011 to the new moon of February 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
- 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.