A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT
May 2012 Moon phase calendar
Daily phase and illumination values use a Korea-time reference. Exact major phase moments are in Korea Standard Time (KST); moonrise and moonset below use Seoul as a reference location.
Major phase times
Which time zone does this calendar use?
Each major phase happens at the same instant worldwide. The cards show that instant in KST (UTC+9) and UTC; your local calendar date may be different. This month’s events are grouped by their KST date.
Daily phase and illumination are sampled at noon KST (03:00 UTC). Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul, not your current location. For local rise and set times, choose your location in Moonrise and moonset tonight.
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| Date | Moon | Phase | Illumination | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1 | Waxing Gibbous | 68% | 13:51 | 02:07 | |
| 5/2 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 14:58 | 02:40 | |
| 5/3 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 16:07 | 03:13 | |
| 5/4 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 17:19 | 03:49 | |
| 5/5 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 18:33 | 04:27 | |
| 5/6 | Full Moon | 100% | 19:47 | 05:12 | |
| 5/7 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 20:58 | 06:03 | |
| 5/8 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 22:03 | 07:01 | |
| 5/9 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 22:59 | 08:04 | |
| 5/10 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 23:46 | 09:11 | |
| 5/11 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | — | 10:18 | |
| 5/12 | Waning Gibbous | 58% | 00:27 | 11:23 | |
| 5/13 | Waning Crescent | 48% | 01:02 | 12:25 | |
| 5/14 | Waning Crescent | 38% | 01:33 | 13:25 | |
| 5/15 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 02:02 | 14:23 | |
| 5/16 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 02:30 | 15:21 | |
| 5/17 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 02:58 | 16:17 | |
| 5/18 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 03:28 | 17:14 | |
| 5/19 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 04:00 | 18:10 | |
| 5/20 | New Moon | 1% | 04:35 | 19:05 | |
| 5/21 | New Moon | 0% | 05:15 | 19:59 | |
| 5/22 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 05:59 | 20:49 | |
| 5/23 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 06:48 | 21:37 | |
| 5/24 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 07:41 | 22:20 | |
| 5/25 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 08:38 | 22:59 | |
| 5/26 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 09:37 | 23:34 | |
| 5/27 | Waxing Crescent | 32% | 10:37 | — | |
| 5/28 | Waxing Crescent | 42% | 11:40 | 00:08 | |
| 5/29 | Waxing Gibbous | 53% | 12:43 | 00:40 | |
| 5/30 | Waxing Gibbous | 64% | 13:49 | 01:11 | |
| 5/31 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 14:57 | 01:44 |
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Moonrise and moonset are astronomical calculations for Seoul and may differ from your location or visible horizon. Weather and local obstructions are not included.