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The Moon on Friday, May 12, 1944: Waning Gibbous, 81% lit

Waning · 81.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°

Moon age

19.6days

Moon phase on May 12, 1944Waning Gibbous

Friday 12 May 1944376,553 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 12, 1944, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.1% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

81.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
376,553 km233,979 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 1944 is on Monday, May 8, 1944 at 07:28 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 22, 1944 at 06:13 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, May 8, 194407:28
Last Quarter (after)Monday, May 15, 194411:12

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Friday, May 12, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1944 to the new moon of May 22, 1944, a cycle of 29.40 days.