Waning · 95.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on May 12, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 12, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
390,143 km242,423 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1971 is on Monday, May 10, 1971 at 11:24 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 24, 1971 at 12:32 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 10, 1971 | 11:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 17, 1971 | 20:15 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Wednesday, May 12, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1971 to the new moon of May 24, 1971, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.