May 2012
Moon phases in May 2012
May 2012 night by night: the phase and how much of the disc is lit. Full moon: 6 May. New moon: 20 May. Times in UTC.
6 MayFull moon · 03:35 UTC
12 MayLast quarter · 21:47 UTC
20 MayNew moon · 23:47 UTC
28 MayFirst quarter · 20:16 UTC
Day by day
| Phase | Lit | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 72% | 374,457 km |
| 2 Wed | Waxing gibbous | 81% | 368,581 km |
| 3 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 90% | 363,452 km |
| 4 Fri | Waxing gibbous | 96% | 359,573 km |
| 5 Sat | Full moon | 99% | 357,361 km |
| 6 Sun | Full moon · 03:35 UTCSupermoon | 100% | 357,068 km |
| 7 Mon | Full moon | 97% | 358,730 km |
| 8 Tue | Waning gibbous | 92% | 362,154 km |
| 9 Wed | Waning gibbous | 84% | 366,967 km |
| 10 Thu | Waning gibbous | 75% | 372,683 km |
| 11 Fri | Last quarter | 65% | 378,794 km |
| 12 Sat | Last quarter · 21:47 UTC | 54% | 384,837 km |
| 13 Sun | Last quarter | 44% | 390,438 km |
| 14 Mon | Last quarter | 34% | 395,332 km |
| 15 Tue | Waning crescent | 25% | 399,361 km |
| 16 Wed | Waning crescent | 17% | 402,458 km |
| 17 Thu | Waning crescent | 11% | 404,629 km |
| 18 Fri | Waning crescent | 6% | 405,928 km |
| 19 Sat | New moon | 2% | 406,427 km |
| 20 Sun | New moon · 23:47 UTC | 0% | 406,203 km |
| 21 Mon | New moon | 0% | 405,313 km |
| 22 Tue | New moon | 2% | 403,790 km |
| 23 Wed | Waxing crescent | 6% | 401,643 km |
| 24 Thu | Waxing crescent | 11% | 398,861 km |
| 25 Fri | Waxing crescent | 18% | 395,433 km |
| 26 Sat | Waxing crescent | 26% | 391,366 km |
| 27 Sun | First quarter | 36% | 386,714 km |
| 28 Mon | First quarter · 20:16 UTC | 46% | 381,601 km |
| 29 Tue | First quarter | 57% | 376,240 km |
| 30 Wed | First quarter | 68% | 370,938 km |
| 31 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 78% | 366,085 km |