Waxing · 68.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 00°
Moon age
9.5days
Moon phase on May 30, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 30, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.2% of its visible face lit, 9.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.5 dMoon age
370,938 km230,490 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (1°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 23:47 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 28, 2012 | 20:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, June 4, 2012 | 11:12 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Wednesday, May 30, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.