Waxing · 42.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on October 21, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 21, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.9% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
373,368 km232,000 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 15, 2012 | 12:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 22, 2012 | 03:32 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 2012 to the new moon of November 13, 2012, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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