Moon

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Saturday, May 26, 2012 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 32% illuminated, 5.7 days old, and 19% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:May 26, 2012
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:32%
Age:5.7 Days
Longitude:135.4°
Moon Sign:Leo


The next Full Moon was on Monday, June 4, 2012 (Strawberry Moon), and the next New Moon was on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of May 2012.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 2Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 3Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 4Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 5Full Moon title=
  • 6Waning Gibbous title=
  • 7Waning Gibbous title=
  • 8Waning Gibbous title=
  • 9Waning Gibbous title=
  • 10Waning Gibbous title=
  • 11Waning Gibbous title=
  • 12Last Quarter title=
  • 13Waning Crescent title=
  • 14Waning Crescent title=
  • 15Waning Crescent title=
  • 16Waning Crescent title=
  • 17Waning Crescent title=
  • 18Waning Crescent title=
  • 19Waning Crescent title=
  • 20New Moon title=
  • 21Waxing Crescent title=
  • 22Waxing Crescent title=
  • 23Waxing Crescent title=
  • 24Waxing Crescent title=
  • 25Waxing Crescent title=
  • 26Waxing Crescent title=
  • 27Waxing Crescent title=
  • 28First Quarter title=
  • 29Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 30Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 31Waxing Gibbous title=

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