Waning · 97.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on May 12, 1960Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 12, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
360,452 km223,974 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1960 is on Wednesday, May 11, 1960 at 05:42 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 25, 1960 at 12:26 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 11, 1960 | 05:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 17, 1960 | 19:54 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Thursday, May 12, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1960 to the new moon of May 25, 1960, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.