Waning · 14.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on May 12, 1988Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 12, 1988, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.4% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
369,941 km229,871 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1988 is on Sunday, May 1, 1988 at 23:41 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 22:11 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 9, 1988 | 01:23 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 15, 1988 | 22:11 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Thursday, May 12, 1988 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 1988 to the new moon of May 15, 1988, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1988, or the whole moon calendar 1988.
- The same date one year apart: 1987 · 1989.
- 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.