Waning · 41.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
22.8days
Moon phase on September 9, 2012Waning Crescent
On Sunday, September 9, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 41.1% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
41.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
401,075 km249,217 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 9, 2012 is on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 13:58 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 13:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 02:11 |
The Moon around September 9
More about this date
Sunday, September 9, 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.
- 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.