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Moon phases May 2023

Full · Flower
Fri 05 May
17:34 UTC
Last quarter
Fri 12 May
14:28 UTC
New moon
Fri 19 May
15:53 UTC
First quarter
Sat 27 May
15:22 UTC

In May 2023 the primary moon phases are the Full Moon on Friday, May 5 at 17:34 UTC, the Last Quarter on Friday, May 12 at 14:28 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, May 19 at 15:53 UTC and the First Quarter on Saturday, May 27 at 15:22 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waxing Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 02 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 03 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 04 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 05Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%17:34 06 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 07 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 08 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 09 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 10 Waning Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 11 Waning Gibbous, 63% lit 63% 12Last Q Last Quarter, 51% lit 51%14:28 13 Waning Crescent, 40% lit 40% 14 Waning Crescent, 29% lit 29% 15 Waning Crescent, 19% lit 19% 16 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 17 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 18 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 19New New Moon, 0% lit 0%15:53 20 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 21 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 22 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 23 Waxing Crescent, 15% lit 15% 24 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 25 Waxing Crescent, 30% lit 30% 26 Waxing Crescent, 39% lit 39% 27First Q First Quarter, 49% lit 49%15:22 28 Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 29 Waxing Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 30 Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 31 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85%

Exact phase times

May 2023 has four primary moon phases: the Full Moon on May 5, the Last Quarter on May 12, the New Moon on May 19 and the First Quarter on May 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Full MoonFriday, May 5, 202317:34
Last QuarterFriday, May 12, 202314:28
New MoonFriday, May 19, 202315:53
First QuarterSaturday, May 27, 202315:22

Friday, May 5, 2023: Flower Moon, 380,192 km from Earth. Penumbral lunar eclipse

Full moons · 2023

Thirteen full moons, one blue

06 Jan Wolf Micromoon 05 Feb Snow Micromoon 07 Mar Worm 06 Apr Pink 05 May Flower penumbral eclipse 04 Jun Straw­berry 03 Jul Buck Supermoon 01 Aug Sturgeon Supermoon 31 Aug Blue Blue moon 29 Sept Harvest Supermoon 28 Oct Hunter’s partial eclipse 27 Nov Beaver 27 Dec Cold