Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Full Moon at
03:35UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 2012Full Moon
On Sunday, May 6, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
357,068 km221,872 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 356,945 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2012 is on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 03:35 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 23:47 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 29, 2012 | 09:58 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, May 6, 2012 | 03:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 21:47 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Sunday, May 6, 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.