Waning · 95.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
15.8days
Moon phase on September 2, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, September 2, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.9% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
392,901 km244,137 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 2, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 31, 2012 | 13:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 13:15 |
The Moon around September 2
More about this date
Sunday, September 2, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 2012 to the new moon of September 16, 2012, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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