Waning · 74.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on May 12, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 12, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.6% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.6%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
400,742 km249,009 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (22°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 21, 1955 at 20:59 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 6, 1955 | 22:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 15, 1955 | 01:42 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Thursday, May 12, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1955 to the new moon of May 21, 1955, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.