Waxing · 25.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
Moon age
5.2days
Moon phase on January 28, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, January 28, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.9% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
401,156 km249,267 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, January 23, 2012 | 07:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 04:10 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Saturday, January 28, 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.
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