Waning · 5.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on October 13, 2012Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 13, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
370,663 km230,319 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 13, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 8, 2012 | 07:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, October 15, 2012 | 12:03 |
The Moon around October 13
More about this date
Saturday, October 13, 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 October 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.