Waxing · 53.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
First Quarter at
03:47UTC
Moon phase on May 12, 2008First Quarter
On Monday, May 12, 2008, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.8% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
383,746 km238,449 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 2008 is on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 02:12 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 12:18 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, May 5, 2008 | 12:18 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 12, 2008 | 03:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | 02:12 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Monday, May 12, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 2008 to the new moon of June 3, 2008, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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