Waning · 99.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Full Moon at
11:34UTC
Moon phase on January 12, 2017Full Moon
On Thursday, January 12, 2017, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
366,928 km227,999 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 366,871 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 2017 is on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 06:53 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 5, 2017 | 19:47 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 12, 2017 | 11:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 19, 2017 | 22:14 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Thursday, January 12, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 2016 to the new moon of January 28, 2017, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.