Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
New Moon at
08:01UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 1906New Moon
On Wednesday, May 23, 1906, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
406,391 km252,520 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1906 is on Wednesday, June 6, 1906 at 21:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 23, 1906 at 08:01 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 15, 1906 | 07:03 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 23, 1906 | 08:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 31, 1906 | 06:23 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Wednesday, May 23, 1906 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 23, 1906 to the new moon of June 21, 1906, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1906, or the whole moon calendar 1906.
- The same date one year apart: 1905 · 1907.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.