Waning · 2.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on May 12, 2010Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 12, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
388,661 km241,503 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 2010 is on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:19 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 01:05 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 04:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 14, 2010 | 01:05 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 2010 to the new moon of May 14, 2010, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
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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.