Moon

Sunday, October 21, 2012

First Quarter


The lunar phase on Sunday, October 21, 2012 was a First Quarter. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 50% illuminated, 7.4 days old, and 25% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the First Quarter, one half of the moon is illuminated. The moon rises around noon and sets around midnight.

Date:October 21, 2012
Moon Phase:First Quarter
Illumination:50%
Age:7.4 Days
Longitude:298.9°
Moon Sign:Capricorn


The next Full Moon was on Monday, October 29, 2012 (Hunter's Moon), and the next New Moon was on Tuesday, November 13, 2012.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of October 2012.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Gibbous title=
  • 2Waning Gibbous title=
  • 3Waning Gibbous title=
  • 4Waning Gibbous title=
  • 5Waning Gibbous title=
  • 6Waning Gibbous title=
  • 7Last Quarter title=
  • 8Last Quarter title=
  • 9Waning Crescent title=
  • 10Waning Crescent title=
  • 11Waning Crescent title=
  • 12Waning Crescent title=
  • 13Waning Crescent title=
  • 14Waning Crescent title=
  • 15New Moon title=
  • 16Waxing Crescent title=
  • 17Waxing Crescent title=
  • 18Waxing Crescent title=
  • 19Waxing Crescent title=
  • 20Waxing Crescent title=
  • 21First Quarter title=
  • 22Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 23Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 24Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 25Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 26Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 27Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 28Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 29Full Moon title=
  • 30Waning Gibbous title=
  • 31Waning Gibbous title=

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