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The Moon on Monday, May 12, 1975: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°

Moon age

1.2days

Moon phase on May 12, 1975Waxing Crescent

Monday 12 May 1975385,667 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 12, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
385,667 km239,642 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 1975 is on Sunday, May 25, 1975 at 05:51 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 11, 1975 at 07:05 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 11, 197507:05
First Quarter (after)Sunday, May 18, 197510:29

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Monday, May 12, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1975 to the new moon of June 9, 1975, a cycle of 29.49 days.