Waning · 50.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Last Quarter at
13:15UTC
Moon phase on September 8, 2012Last Quarter
On Saturday, September 8, 2012, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.6% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
403,287 km250,591 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 8, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, August 31, 2012 | 13:58 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 13:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 02:11 |
The Moon around September 8
More about this date
Saturday, September 8, 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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