MoonPhases

May 2027 · Wednesday · in 8 months

12 May 2027

First Quarter

42% illuminated and waxing, 6.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 May 2027: First Quarter, 42% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 May 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
42.2%
Lunar age
6.0 days
Elongation
80.9°
Distance
369,681 km
Distance (mi)
229,709 mi
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
0.3° S
Libration lon
2.3° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London11:0218:5202:0154.0°
New York11:4518:5801:2863.7°
Chicago11:4018:5501:2762.3°
Denver11:5719:0701:3264.2°
Los Angeles12:0419:0201:1469.8°
Mexico City12:0618:4200:3085.0°
São Paulo12:2418:0523:5150.5°
Berlin11:0018:5602:1053.1°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter13 May 202704:44tomorrow
Full Moon20 May 202710:59in 8 days
Last Quarter28 May 202713:58in 16 days
New Moon4 June 202719:40in 23 days