Waning · 0.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on May 12, 1972Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 12, 1972, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
357,490 km222,134 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1972 is on Friday, April 28, 1972 at 12:45 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 13, 1972 at 04:08 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 6, 1972 | 12:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 13, 1972 | 04:08 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Friday, May 12, 1972 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1972 to the new moon of May 13, 1972, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1972, or the whole moon calendar 1972.
- The same date one year apart: 1971 · 1973.
- 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.