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The Moon on Friday, May 12, 2073: Waxing Crescent, 26% lit

Waxing · 26.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°

Moon age

5.2days

Moon phase on May 12, 2073Waxing Crescent

Friday 12 May 2073383,268 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 12, 2073, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
383,268 km238,152 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 12, 2073 is on Sunday, May 21, 2073 at 10:02 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 7, 2073 at 06:15 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 7, 207306:15
First Quarter (after)Sunday, May 14, 207318:59

The Moon around May 12

More about this date

Friday, May 12, 2073 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 2073 to the new moon of June 5, 2073, a cycle of 29.57 days.