Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Full Moon at
13:05UTC
Moon phase on May 12, 1968Full Moon
On Sunday, May 12, 1968, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
357,013 km221,837 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 356,997 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1968 is on Sunday, May 12, 1968 at 13:05 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 27, 1968 at 07:30 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 5, 1968 | 17:54 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 12, 1968 | 13:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 19, 1968 | 05:44 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Sunday, May 12, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 1968 to the new moon of May 27, 1968, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1968, or the whole moon calendar 1968.
- The same date one year apart: 1967 · 1969.
- 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.