Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Full Moon at
12:51UTC
Moon phase on May 12, 1949Full Moon
On Thursday, May 12, 1949, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
364,720 km226,626 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 364,824 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1949 is on Thursday, May 12, 1949 at 12:51 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 28, 1949 at 08:02 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 5, 1949 | 21:33 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 12, 1949 | 12:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 19, 1949 | 19:22 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Thursday, May 12, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1949 to the new moon of May 27, 1949, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.