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Moon phases May 2024

Last quarter
Wed 01 May
11:27 UTC
New moon
Wed 08 May
03:22 UTC
First quarter
Wed 15 May
11:48 UTC
Full · Flower
Thu 23 May
13:53 UTC
Last quarter
Thu 30 May
17:13 UTC

In May 2024 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Wednesday, May 1 at 11:27 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, May 8 at 03:22 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, May 15 at 11:48 UTC, the Full Moon on Thursday, May 23 at 13:53 UTC and the Last Quarter on Thursday, May 30 at 17:13 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01Last Q Last Quarter, 50% lit 50%11:27 02 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 03 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28% 04 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 05 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 06 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 07 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 08New New Moon, 0% lit 0%03:22 09 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 10 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 11 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 12 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 13 Waxing Crescent, 31% lit 31% 14 Waxing Crescent, 41% lit 41% 15First Q First Quarter, 50% lit 50%11:48 16 Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 23Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%13:53 24 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 25 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 26 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 27 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 28 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 29 Waning Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 30Last Q Last Quarter, 53% lit 53%17:13 31 Waning Crescent, 41% lit 41%

Exact phase times

May 2024 has five primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on May 1, the New Moon on May 8, the First Quarter on May 15, the Full Moon on May 23 and the Last Quarter on May 30.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterWednesday, May 1, 202411:27
New MoonWednesday, May 8, 202403:22
First QuarterWednesday, May 15, 202411:48
Full MoonThursday, May 23, 202413:53
Last QuarterThursday, May 30, 202417:13

Thursday, May 23, 2024: Flower Moon, 390,634 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2024

Twelve full moons, one blue

25 Jan Wolf 24 Feb Snow Micromoon 25 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 23 Apr Pink 23 May Flower 22 Jun Straw­berry 21 Jul Buck 19 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 18 Sept Harvest partial eclipse 17 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 15 Nov Beaver Supermoon 15 Dec Cold