Waning · 0.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°
New Moon at
12:03UTC
Moon phase on October 15, 2012New Moon
On Monday, October 15, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
362,665 km225,349 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 8, 2012 | 07:34 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, October 15, 2012 | 12:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 22, 2012 | 03:32 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Monday, October 15, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.