Waning · 0.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on May 12, 1953Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 12, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
368,808 km229,167 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1953 is on Wednesday, April 29, 1953 at 04:21 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 13, 1953 at 05:06 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 6, 1953 | 12:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 13, 1953 | 05:06 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Tuesday, May 12, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1953 to the new moon of May 13, 1953, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.