Waxing · 26.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on May 21, 1912Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 21, 1912, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
366,697 km227,855 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1912 is on Thursday, May 30, 1912 at 23:29 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 16, 1912 at 22:13 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 16, 1912 | 22:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 23, 1912 | 14:11 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Tuesday, May 21, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 16, 1912 to the new moon of June 15, 1912, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1912, or the whole moon calendar 1912.
- The same date one year apart: 1911 · 1913.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.