Waning · 99.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
15.0days
Moon phase on October 30, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
404,347 km251,249 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 30, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 22:08 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 19:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 7, 2012 | 00:36 |
The Moon around October 30
More about this date
Tuesday, October 30, 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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