Waxing · 70.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on January 3, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.6% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
404,301 km251,221 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 18:06 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 1, 2012 | 06:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 9, 2012 | 07:30 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 2011 to the new moon of January 23, 2012, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
- 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.