Waning · 17.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Moon age
25.1days
Moon phase on May 12, 1950Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 12, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.5% of its visible face lit, 25.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.1 dMoon age
401,994 km249,787 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1950 is on Tuesday, May 2, 1950 at 05:19 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 at 00:55 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 8, 1950 | 22:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 17, 1950 | 00:55 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Friday, May 12, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 1950 to the new moon of May 17, 1950, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.