Waning · 99.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Full Moon at
03:19UTC
Moon phase on September 30, 2012Full Moon
On Sunday, September 30, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
396,658 km246,472 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 395,522 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 30, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:11 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 22, 2012 | 19:41 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 03:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 8, 2012 | 07:34 |
The Moon around September 30
More about this date
Sunday, September 30, 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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