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The Moon on Saturday, May 23, 1903: Waning Crescent, 15% lit

Waning · 14.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°

Moon age

25.9days

Moon phase on May 23, 1903Waning Crescent

Saturday 23 May 1903381,469 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 23, 1903, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.8% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

14.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
381,469 km237,034 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 23, 1903 is on Monday, May 11, 1903 at 13:18 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 26, 1903 at 22:50 UTC, 3 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 19, 190315:18
New Moon (after)Tuesday, May 26, 190322:50

The Moon around May 23

More about this date

Saturday, May 23, 1903 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 1903 to the new moon of May 26, 1903, a cycle of 29.39 days.