Moon phases for 2012

There are 12 New Moons and 13 Full Moons in 2012. The first New Moon is on 23 January 2012 at 07:39 UT and the first Full Moon is on 9 January 2012 at 07:30 UT. Every time is Universal Time.

• New Moons12 in 2012
• Full Moons13 in 2012
• First New Moon23 January 2012
• First Full Moon9 January 2012
• Last Full Moon28 December 2012
• Blue Moon31 August 2012

January 2012 Moon phases

• Sunday 1 January 201206:14 UTFirst Quarter at 10°13′ Aries
• Monday 9 January 201207:30 UTFull Moon at 18°25′ Cancer
• Monday 16 January 201209:08 UTLast Quarter at 25°37′ Libra
• Monday 23 January 201207:39 UTNew Moon at 2°41′ Aquarius
• Tuesday 31 January 201204:09 UTFirst Quarter at 10°40′ Taurus

February 2012 Moon phases

• Tuesday 7 February 201221:54 UTFull Moon at 18°31′ Leo
• Tuesday 14 February 201217:04 UTLast Quarter at 25°24′ Scorpio
• Tuesday 21 February 201222:35 UTNew Moon at 2°42′ Pisces

March 2012 Moon phases

• Thursday 1 March 201201:21 UTFirst Quarter at 10°51′ Gemini
• Thursday 8 March 201209:39 UTFull Moon at 18°13′ Virgo
• Thursday 15 March 201201:25 UTLast Quarter at 24°51′ Sagittarius
• Thursday 22 March 201214:37 UTNew Moon at 2°22′ Aries
• Friday 30 March 201219:40 UTFirst Quarter at 10°29′ Cancer

April 2012 Moon phases

• Friday 6 April 201219:19 UTFull Moon at 17°23′ Libra
• Friday 13 April 201210:50 UTLast Quarter at 23°54′ Capricorn
• Saturday 21 April 201207:18 UTNew Moon at 1°35′ Taurus
• Sunday 29 April 201209:57 UTFirst Quarter at 9°29′ Leo

May 2012 Moon phases

• Sunday 6 May 201203:35 UTFull Moon at 16°01′ Scorpio
• Saturday 12 May 201221:47 UTLast Quarter at 22°33′ Aquarius
• Sunday 20 May 201223:47 UTNew Moon at 0°20′ Gemini
• Monday 28 May 201220:16 UTFirst Quarter at 7°53′ Virgo

June 2012 Moon phases

• Monday 4 June 201211:11 UTFull Moon at 14°13′ Sagittarius
• Monday 11 June 201210:41 UTLast Quarter at 20°54′ Pisces
• Tuesday 19 June 201215:02 UTNew Moon at 28°43′ Gemini
• Wednesday 27 June 201203:30 UTFirst Quarter at 5°53′ Libra

July 2012 Moon phases

• Tuesday 3 July 201218:52 UTFull Moon at 12°13′ Capricorn
• Wednesday 11 July 201201:48 UTLast Quarter at 19°10′ Aries
• Thursday 19 July 201204:24 UTNew Moon at 26°54′ Cancer
• Thursday 26 July 201208:56 UTFirst Quarter at 3°46′ Scorpio

August 2012 Moon phases

• Thursday 2 August 201203:27 UTFull Moon at 10°14′ Aquarius
• Thursday 9 August 201218:55 UTLast Quarter at 17°34′ Taurus
• Friday 17 August 201215:54 UTNew Moon at 25°07′ Leo
• Friday 24 August 201213:53 UTFirst Quarter at 1°47′ Sagittarius
• Friday 31 August 201213:58 UTFull Moon at 8°33′ Pisces

September 2012 Moon phases

• Saturday 8 September 201213:15 UTLast Quarter at 16°17′ Gemini
• Sunday 16 September 201202:10 UTNew Moon at 23°37′ Virgo
• Saturday 22 September 201219:41 UTFirst Quarter at 0°11′ Capricorn
• Sunday 30 September 201203:19 UTFull Moon at 7°22′ Aries

October 2012 Moon phases

• Monday 8 October 201207:33 UTLast Quarter at 15°25′ Cancer
• Monday 15 October 201212:02 UTNew Moon at 22°32′ Libra
• Monday 22 October 201203:32 UTFirst Quarter at 29°08′ Capricorn
• Monday 29 October 201219:49 UTFull Moon at 6°47′ Taurus

November 2012 Moon phases

• Wednesday 7 November 201200:36 UTLast Quarter at 15°00′ Leo
• Tuesday 13 November 201222:08 UTNew Moon at 21°56′ Scorpio
• Tuesday 20 November 201214:31 UTFirst Quarter at 28°40′ Aquarius
• Wednesday 28 November 201214:46 UTFull Moon at 6°46′ Gemini

December 2012 Moon phases

• Thursday 6 December 201215:31 UTLast Quarter at 14°55′ Virgo
• Thursday 13 December 201208:41 UTNew Moon at 21°44′ Sagittarius
• Thursday 20 December 201205:18 UTFirst Quarter at 28°43′ Pisces
• Friday 28 December 201210:21 UTFull Moon at 7°05′ Cancer

How the phases are defined

A New Moon is the moment the Moon and the Sun share the same ecliptic longitude. A Full Moon is when they are 180° apart. First Quarter and Last Quarter are 90° and 270° from the Sun. Each time above is the exact minute the angle is reached, and the sign and degree are the Moon's own position at that minute.

What these dates are worth

Every time on this page is computed by the engine that casts the charts, not copied from a table. All times are Universal Time (UT), so a date can fall a day either side of your own clock: add your time zone's offset to get local time. The Moon is checked against NASA and JPL values and the planets against published station and ingress dates; the table of what Umbriel checks, and how close it comes is public. Umbriel is for reflection and self-understanding, not prediction.

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