Waxing · 47.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
First Quarter at
17:09UTC
Moon phase on September 12, 2013First Quarter
On Thursday, September 12, 2013, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.7% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
371,148 km230,620 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 2013 is on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 11:13 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 11:36 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 5, 2013 | 11:36 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, September 12, 2013 | 17:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 19, 2013 | 11:13 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Thursday, September 12, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 5, 2013 to the new moon of October 5, 2013, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
- 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.