Waxing · 7.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on September 18, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.8% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
365,965 km227,400 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 18, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 02:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 22, 2012 | 19:41 |
The Moon around September 18
More about this date
Tuesday, September 18, 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.
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