Waxing · 46.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
First Quarter at
20:16UTC
Moon phase on May 28, 2012First Quarter
On Monday, May 28, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
381,601 km237,116 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 23:47 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 20, 2012 | 23:47 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 28, 2012 | 20:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, June 4, 2012 | 11:12 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Monday, May 28, 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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