Waning · 9.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on January 20, 2012Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 20, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.6% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
372,090 km231,206 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 16, 2012 | 09:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 23, 2012 | 07:39 |
The Moon around January 20
More about this date
Friday, January 20, 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.