Waning · 99.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Full Moon at
07:30UTC
Moon phase on January 9, 2012Full Moon
On Monday, January 9, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
386,009 km239,855 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 386,710 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 1, 2012 | 06:15 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, January 9, 2012 | 07:30 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 16, 2012 | 09:08 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Monday, January 9, 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.