Waning · 99.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Full Moon at
02:01UTC
Moon phase on May 12, 1979Full Moon
On Saturday, May 12, 1979, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
380,513 km236,440 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 382,107 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 26, 1979 at 00:01 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 4, 1979 | 04:26 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 12, 1979 | 02:01 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 18, 1979 | 23:57 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Saturday, May 12, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1979 to the new moon of May 26, 1979, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.