Waxing · 18.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
Moon age
3.6days
Moon phase on November 17, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, November 17, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.0% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
365,655 km227,207 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 17, 2012 is on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:46 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 22:08 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | 22:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | 14:32 |
The Moon around November 17
More about this date
Saturday, November 17, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 13, 2012 to the new moon of December 13, 2012, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.