Waxing · 49.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
First Quarter at
14:11UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 1912First Quarter
On Thursday, May 23, 1912, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.1% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
371,777 km231,012 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1912 is on Thursday, May 30, 1912 at 23:29 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 16, 1912 at 22:13 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 16, 1912 | 22:13 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 23, 1912 | 14:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 30, 1912 | 23:29 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Thursday, May 23, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.