Waxing · 46.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
First Quarter at
19:41UTC
Moon phase on September 22, 2012First Quarter
On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.5% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
370,935 km230,489 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 22, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 02:11 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, September 22, 2012 | 19:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 03:19 |
The Moon around September 22
More about this date
Saturday, September 22, 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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