Waning · 48.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
Last Quarter at
09:08UTC
Moon phase on January 16, 2012Last Quarter
On Monday, January 16, 2012, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
370,372 km230,139 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 9, 2012 | 07:30 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, January 16, 2012 | 09:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 23, 2012 | 07:39 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Monday, January 16, 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.