Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°
Moon age
0.5days
Moon phase on May 21, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 21, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
405,313 km251,850 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 23:47 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 20, 2012 | 23:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 28, 2012 | 20:16 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Monday, May 21, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 2012 to the new moon of June 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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