Waxing · 18.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on May 12, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 12, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.8% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
399,678 km248,348 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 7, 1959 | 20:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 15, 1959 | 20:09 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Tuesday, May 12, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1959 to the new moon of June 6, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.