Waxing · 94.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on October 27, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 27, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.9% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
397,609 km247,062 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, October 22, 2012 | 03:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 19:50 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Saturday, October 27, 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.
- 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.