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The Moon on Saturday, May 12, 2046: Waxing Crescent, 40% lit

Waxing · 39.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°

Moon age

6.4days

Moon phase on May 12, 2046Waxing Crescent

Saturday 12 May 2046374,005 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 12, 2046, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 39.6% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
374,005 km232,396 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2046 is on Sunday, May 20, 2046 at 03:15 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 2046 at 02:56 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 6, 204602:56
First Quarter (after)Sunday, May 13, 204610:25

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Saturday, May 12, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2046 to the new moon of June 4, 2046, a cycle of 29.52 days.