Waning · 4.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on May 12, 1991Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 12, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
368,823 km229,176 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 1991 is on Sunday, April 28, 1991 at 20:59 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 14, 1991 at 04:36 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 7, 1991 | 00:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 14, 1991 | 04:36 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Sunday, May 12, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 1991 to the new moon of May 14, 1991, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.