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The Moon on Monday, June 18, 2012: Waning Crescent, 1% lit

Waning · 1.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

28.5days

Moon phase on June 18, 2012Waning Crescent

Monday 18 June 2012403,348 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, June 18, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.5 dMoon age
403,348 km250,629 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 18, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 15:02 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, June 11, 201210:42
New Moon (after)Tuesday, June 19, 201215:02

The Moon around June 18

More about this date

Monday, June 18, 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.