Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on May 5, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 5, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
357,361 km222,054 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2012 is on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 03:35 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 29, 2012 | 09:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 6, 2012 | 03:35 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Saturday, May 5, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2012 to the new moon of May 20, 2012, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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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.