Every month of 2012 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
2012 has 366 days, starts on a Sunday, is a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Sunday 1 January 2012 to Monday 31 December 2012. There are 10 United States federal holidays in 2012, two of which fall at a weekend and are kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 1 January 2012 falls in week 52 of 2011, not in week 1 of 2012.
Since 2012 ended
4,967days
The 2012 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
52
1
1
2New Year's Day, 2 January
3New Year's Day
4
5
6
7
8
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
3
16Martin Luther King Jr. Day
17
18
19
20
21
22
4
23
24
25
26Australia Day
27
28
29
5
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
8
20Washington's Birthday
21
22
23
24
25
26
9
27
28
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
4
10
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
12
19St Patrick's Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
13
26
27
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
13
1
14
2
3
4
5
6Good Friday
7Easter Saturday
8
15
9Easter Monday
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
17
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
29
18
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
5
6
19
7Early May Bank Holiday, May Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
20
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
21Victoria Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
22
28Memorial Day
29
30
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
3
23
4Spring Bank Holiday, June Bank Holiday
5Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday
6
7
8
9
10
24
11Queen's Birthday
12
13
14
15
16
17
25
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
25
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
26
1
27
2Canada Day
3
4Independence Day
5
6
7
8
28
9
10
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
15
29
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
30
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
31
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
4
5
32
6Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
7
8
9
10
11
12
33
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
34
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
35
27Summer Bank Holiday
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
2
36
3Labor Day, Labour Day
4
5
6
7
8
9
37
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
38
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
39
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
41
8Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
9
10
11
12
13
14
42
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
43
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
44
29October Bank Holiday
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
4
45
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
46
12Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
13
14
15
16
17
18
47
19
20
21
22Thanksgiving Day
23
24
25
48
26
27
28
29
30St Andrew's Day
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
2
49
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
50
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
51
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
52
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
29
30
1
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 2012 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 2012
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2012
16 January 2012
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the day
20 February 2012
Monday
Washington's Birthday (Widely called Presidents’ Day. The federal name is still Washington’s Birthday.)
On the day
28 May 2012
Monday
Memorial Day
On the day
4 July 2012
Wednesday
Independence Day
On the day
3 September 2012
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
8 October 2012
Monday
Columbus Day (Kept as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a number of states.)
On the day
11 November 2012
Sunday
Veterans Day
Monday 12 November 2012
22 November 2012
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2012
6 April 2012
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
9 April 2012
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
7 May 2012
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
4 June 2012
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday (Moved to sit beside the jubilee holiday.)
On the day
5 June 2012
Tuesday
Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday (A one-off bank holiday granted for this year only.)
On the day
27 August 2012
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2012
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Tuesday 3 January 2012
2 January 2012
Monday
2 January
On the day
6 April 2012
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
7 May 2012
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
4 June 2012
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday (Moved to sit beside the jubilee holiday.)
On the day
5 June 2012
Tuesday
Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday (A one-off bank holiday granted for this year only.)
On the day
6 August 2012
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
30 November 2012
Friday
St Andrew's Day
On the day
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2012
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2012
17 March 2012
Saturday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 19 March 2012
6 April 2012
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
9 April 2012
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
7 May 2012
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
4 June 2012
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday (Moved to sit beside the jubilee holiday.)
On the day
5 June 2012
Tuesday
Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday (A one-off bank holiday granted for this year only.)
On the day
12 July 2012
Thursday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
27 August 2012
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2012
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2012
17 March 2012
Saturday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 19 March 2012
9 April 2012
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
7 May 2012
Monday
May Day
On the day
4 June 2012
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
6 August 2012
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
29 October 2012
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2012
Wednesday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2012
6 April 2012
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
21 May 2012
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 2012
Sunday
Canada Day
Monday 2 July 2012
3 September 2012
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
8 October 2012
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 2012
Sunday
Remembrance Day
Monday 12 November 2012
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2012
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 2012
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2012
26 January 2012
Thursday
Australia Day
On the day
6 April 2012
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
7 April 2012
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
9 April 2012
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 2012
Wednesday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
11 June 2012
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 2012
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 2012
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 2012
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 2012.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 2012
05:14
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
20 May 2012
23:52
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 49.1°N 176.3°E, 89% of the Sun covered there.
4 June 2012
11:03
Partial lunar eclipse
128 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 June 2012
23:08
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
22 September 2012
14:48
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
13 November 2012
22:11
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 40.0°S 161.3°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
28 November 2012
14:33
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
21 December 2012
11:11
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
9 January 2012
07:30
Wolf Moon
7 February 2012
21:54
Snow Moon
8 March 2012
09:40
Worm Moon
6 April 2012
19:19
Pink Moon
6 May 2012
03:35
Flower Moon
4 June 2012
11:12
Strawberry Moon
3 July 2012
18:52
Buck Moon
2 August 2012
03:28
Sturgeon Moon
31 August 2012
13:58
Blue Moon
The second full moon in August.
30 September 2012
03:19
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
29 October 2012
19:50
Hunter's Moon
28 November 2012
14:46
Beaver Moon
28 December 2012
10:21
Cold Moon
All 50 moon phases in 2012
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
1 January 2012
06:15
First Quarter
9 January 2012
07:30
Full Moon
16 January 2012
09:08
Last Quarter
23 January 2012
07:39
New Moon
31 January 2012
04:10
First Quarter
7 February 2012
21:54
Full Moon
14 February 2012
17:04
Last Quarter
21 February 2012
22:35
New Moon
1 March 2012
01:22
First Quarter
8 March 2012
09:40
Full Moon
15 March 2012
01:25
Last Quarter
22 March 2012
14:37
New Moon
30 March 2012
19:41
First Quarter
6 April 2012
19:19
Full Moon
13 April 2012
10:50
Last Quarter
21 April 2012
07:19
New Moon
29 April 2012
09:58
First Quarter
6 May 2012
03:35
Full Moon
12 May 2012
21:47
Last Quarter
20 May 2012
23:47
New Moon
28 May 2012
20:16
First Quarter
4 June 2012
11:12
Full Moon
11 June 2012
10:42
Last Quarter
19 June 2012
15:02
New Moon
27 June 2012
03:31
First Quarter
3 July 2012
18:52
Full Moon
11 July 2012
01:48
Last Quarter
19 July 2012
04:24
New Moon
26 July 2012
08:56
First Quarter
2 August 2012
03:28
Full Moon
9 August 2012
18:55
Last Quarter
17 August 2012
15:55
New Moon
24 August 2012
13:54
First Quarter
31 August 2012
13:58
Full Moon
8 September 2012
13:15
Last Quarter
16 September 2012
02:11
New Moon
22 September 2012
19:41
First Quarter
30 September 2012
03:19
Full Moon
8 October 2012
07:34
Last Quarter
15 October 2012
12:03
New Moon
22 October 2012
03:32
First Quarter
29 October 2012
19:50
Full Moon
7 November 2012
00:36
Last Quarter
13 November 2012
22:08
New Moon
20 November 2012
14:32
First Quarter
28 November 2012
14:46
Full Moon
6 December 2012
15:32
Last Quarter
13 December 2012
08:42
New Moon
20 December 2012
05:19
First Quarter
28 December 2012
10:21
Full Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 2012.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 2012
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
74%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 April 2012
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
2%
Dark sky, near new moon
6 May 2012
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
99%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 2012
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
94%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 August 2012
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
22%
Mostly dark
8 October 2012
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
44%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
21 October 2012
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
48%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
5 November 2012
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
61%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 November 2012
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
2%
Dark sky, near new moon
17 November 2012
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
22%
Mostly dark
14 December 2012
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
4%
Dark sky, near new moon
22 December 2012
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
75%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
About the year 2012
2012 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Sunday
31 December
Monday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
105
2012 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 2012 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.