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The Moon on Thursday, May 12, 1977: Waning Crescent, 27% lit

Waning · 26.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 19°

Moon age

24.1days

Moon phase on May 12, 1977Waning Crescent

Thursday 12 May 1977393,245 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 12, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.8% of its visible face lit, 24.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

26.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.1 dMoon age
393,245 km244,351 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 1977 is on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 at 13:03 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 10, 197704:08
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 18, 197702:52

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Thursday, May 12, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 1977 to the new moon of May 18, 1977, a cycle of 29.68 days.