Waxing · 5.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on May 12, 2013Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 12, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.6% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
405,318 km251,853 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 2013 is on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 04:25 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 00:29 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 10, 2013 | 00:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 04:35 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Sunday, May 12, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2013 to the new moon of June 8, 2013, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
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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.