Waxing · 98.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on May 12, 1987Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 12, 1987, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
371,714 km230,972 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1987 is on Wednesday, May 13, 1987 at 12:50 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 28, 1987 at 01:35 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 6, 1987 | 02:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 13, 1987 | 12:50 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Tuesday, May 12, 1987 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 28, 1987 to the new moon of May 27, 1987, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1987, or the whole moon calendar 1987.
- The same date one year apart: 1986 · 1988.
- 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.