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The Moon on Wednesday, May 12, 2038: First Quarter, 54% lit

Waxing · 53.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°

First Quarter at

04:18UTC

Moon phase on May 12, 2038First Quarter

Wednesday 12 May 2038376,119 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 12, 2038, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 53.7% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

53.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
376,119 km233,710 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2038 is on Tuesday, May 18, 2038 at 18:23 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 4, 2038 at 09:20 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 4, 203809:20
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, May 12, 203804:18
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, May 18, 203818:23

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Wednesday, May 12, 2038 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2038 to the new moon of June 3, 2038, a cycle of 29.63 days.