Waning · 4.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on June 17, 2012Waning Crescent
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.1% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
404,880 km251,581 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 17, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 15:02 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, June 11, 2012 | 10:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | 15:02 |
The Moon around June 17
More about this date
Sunday, June 17, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 2012 to the new moon of June 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 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.