Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
New Moon at
02:11UTC
Moon phase on September 16, 2012New Moon
On Sunday, September 16, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
369,882 km229,834 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 8, 2012 | 13:15 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 02:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 22, 2012 | 19:41 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Sunday, September 16, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 2012 to the new moon of October 15, 2012, a cycle of 29.41 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.