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The Moon on Monday, May 12, 2003: Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit

Waxing · 81.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 00°

Moon age

11.0days

Moon phase on May 12, 2003Waxing Gibbous

Monday 12 May 2003366,036 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 12, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.3% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

81.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
366,036 km227,444 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (0°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2003 is on Friday, May 16, 2003 at 03:36 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 1, 2003 at 12:15 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, May 9, 200311:53
Full Moon (after)Friday, May 16, 200303:36

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Monday, May 12, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 2003 to the new moon of May 31, 2003, a cycle of 29.67 days.