Waxing · 49.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
First Quarter at
14:20UTC
Moon phase on May 12, 1989First Quarter
On Friday, May 12, 1989, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.2% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
396,824 km246,575 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1989 is on Saturday, May 20, 1989 at 18:16 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 5, 1989 at 11:46 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 5, 1989 | 11:46 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, May 12, 1989 | 14:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 20, 1989 | 18:16 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Friday, May 12, 1989 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 1989 to the new moon of June 3, 1989, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1989, or the whole moon calendar 1989.
- The same date one year apart: 1988 · 1990.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.