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The Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2018: Waning Crescent, 11% lit

Waning · 11.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°

Moon age

26.4days

Moon phase on May 12, 2018Waning Crescent

Saturday 12 May 2018381,756 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 12, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.3% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

11.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
381,756 km237,212 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2018 is on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 00:58 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 11:48 UTC, 3 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 8, 201802:09
New Moon (after)Tuesday, May 15, 201811:48

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Saturday, May 12, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 2018 to the new moon of May 15, 2018, a cycle of 29.41 days.