Waning · 60.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
20.9days
Moon phase on April 12, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 12, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.5% of its visible face lit, 20.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.9 dMoon age
374,854 km232,923 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 2012 is on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 19:19 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 6, 2012 | 19:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 13, 2012 | 10:50 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Thursday, April 12, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 2012 to the new moon of April 21, 2012, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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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.