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The Moon on Friday, May 12, 2051: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 6.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°

Moon age

2.1days

Moon phase on May 12, 2051Waxing Crescent

Friday 12 May 2051369,762 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 12, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
369,762 km229,759 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2051 is on Thursday, May 25, 2051 at 17:35 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 10, 2051 at 10:29 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 10, 205110:29
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 17, 205113:30

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Friday, May 12, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2051 to the new moon of June 8, 2051, a cycle of 29.35 days.