Waning · 1.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on December 12, 2012Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
357,284 km222,006 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 2012 is on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:46 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 08:42 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 6, 2012 | 15:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 13, 2012 | 08:42 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Wednesday, December 12, 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 December 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.