Waxing · 54.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 03°
First Quarter at
03:32UTC
Moon phase on October 22, 2012First Quarter
On Monday, October 22, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.0% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
377,988 km234,871 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (4°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 15, 2012 | 12:03 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, October 22, 2012 | 03:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 19:50 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Monday, October 22, 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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