Waning · 60.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
Moon age
21.7days
Moon phase on January 15, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 15, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.1% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
371,277 km230,701 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 15, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 9, 2012 | 07:30 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 16, 2012 | 09:08 |
The Moon around January 15
More about this date
Sunday, January 15, 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.