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The Moon on Monday, May 12, 2042: Last Quarter, 54% lit

Waning · 53.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°

Last Quarter at

19:18UTC

Moon phase on May 12, 2042Last Quarter

Monday 12 May 2042375,324 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 12, 2042, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
375,324 km233,215 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2042 is on Monday, May 5, 2042 at 06:49 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 19, 2042 at 10:55 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, May 5, 204206:49
Last Quarter (this day)Monday, May 12, 204219:18
New Moon (after)Monday, May 19, 204210:55

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Monday, May 12, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2042 to the new moon of May 19, 2042, a cycle of 29.36 days.