Waxing · 57.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 09°
Moon age
7.4days
Moon phase on September 23, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, September 23, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.8% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
373,759 km232,243 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 22, 2012 | 19:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 03:19 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Sunday, September 23, 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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