Waxing · 49.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
First Quarter at
14:32UTC
Moon phase on November 20, 2012First Quarter
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.0% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
382,437 km237,635 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (27°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 20, 2012 is on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:46 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 22:08 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | 22:08 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | 14:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 14:46 |
The Moon around November 20
More about this date
Tuesday, November 20, 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.
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