2012 Phases of the Moon

 

                    Prepared by Anthony Cook

                      Griffith Observatory

                        Pacific Time Zone

        (Corrected for Daylight Saving Time Mar 11 – Nov 4)

 

 NEW MOON         FIRST QUARTER    FULL MOON        LAST QUARTER

 

    DEC 31 10:15 pm   JAN  8 11:30 pm   JAN 16  1:08 am

    JAN 22 11:39 pm   JAN 30  8:10 pm   FEB  7  1:54 pm   FEB 14  9:04 am

    FEB 21  2:35 pm   FEB 29  5:22 pm   MAR  8  1:40 am   MAR 14  6:25 pm

    MAR 22  7:37 am   MAR 30 12:41 pm   APR  6 12:19 pm   APR 13  3:50 am

    APR 21 12:18 am   APR 29  2:58 am   MAY  5  8:35 pm   MAY 12  1:47 pm

    MAY 20  4:47 pm   MAY 28  1:16 pm   JUN  4  4:12 pm   JUN 11  3:41 am

    JUN 19  8:02 am   JUN 26  8:30 pm   JUL  3 11:52 am   JUL 10  6:48 pm

    JUL 18  9:24 pm   JUL 26  1:56 am   AUG  1  8:27 pm   AUG  9 11:55 am

    AUG 17  8:54 am   AUG 24  6:54 am   AUG 31  6:58 am   SEP  8  6:15 am

    SEP 15  7:11 pm   SEP 22 12:41 pm   SEP 28  8:19 pm   OCT  8 12:33 am

    OCT 15  5:02 am   OCT 21  8:32 pm   OCT 29 12:50 pm   NOV  6  4:36 pm

    NOV 13  2:08 pm   NOV 20  6:31 am   NOV 28  6:46 am   DEC  6  7:32 am

    DEC 13 12:42 am   DEC 19  9:19 pm   DEC 28  2:21 am

 

 

                         Seasons

 

  spring equinox        10:14 pm  PDT     March 19

  summer solstice        4:09 pm  PDT     June 20

  autumn equinox         7:49 am  PDT     September 22

  winter solstice        3:12 am  PST     December 21

 

Data from US Naval Observatory MICA software, corrected for Los Angeles' local time zone and daylight time when in effect.

 

              

                   

The earth is at perihelion (closest to the sun–91,40964 miles) on January 4 4:09 p.m. PST.

 

The earth is at aphelion (farthest from sun–94,505853 miles) on July 4 at 8:33 p.m. PDT (Data from NASA Horizons on-line ephemeris)