Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
New Moon at
07:39UTC
Moon phase on January 23, 2012New Moon
On Monday, January 23, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
381,022 km236,756 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (5°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 2012 is on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 07:30 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 16, 2012 | 09:08 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, January 23, 2012 | 07:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 04:10 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Monday, January 23, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 23, 2012 to the new moon of February 21, 2012, a cycle of 29.62 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.