Waxing · 53.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
First Quarter at
04:10UTC
Moon phase on January 31, 2012First Quarter
On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
403,927 km250,989 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 2012 is on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 21:54 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 07:39 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, January 23, 2012 | 07:39 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 04:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | 21:54 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Tuesday, January 31, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.