Waning · 24.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on May 12, 2026Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.1% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
378,055 km234,913 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 12, 2026 is on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 17:23 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 20:01 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 21:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 20:01 |
The Moon around May 12
More about this date
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 2026 to the new moon of May 16, 2026, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.