Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on May 12, 1957Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 12, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
373,353 km231,991 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1957 is on Monday, May 13, 1957 at 22:34 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 29, 1957 at 23:54 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 7, 1957 | 02:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 13, 1957 | 22:34 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Sunday, May 12, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 1957 to the new moon of May 29, 1957, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.