Waning · 17.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on May 16, 2012Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.3% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
402,458 km250,075 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 16, 2012 is on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 03:35 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 23:47 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 21:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 20, 2012 | 23:47 |
The Moon around May 16
More about this date
Wednesday, May 16, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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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.