Waning · 4.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on January 21, 2012Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.1% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
374,305 km232,582 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 2 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, January 21, 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.