Waxing · 35.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
5.2days
Moon phase on May 23, 1920Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 23, 1920, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.0% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
372,101 km231,213 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1920 is on Tuesday, June 1, 1920 at 17:18 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 18, 1920 at 06:25 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 18, 1920 | 06:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 24, 1920 | 21:07 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Sunday, May 23, 1920 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1920 to the new moon of June 16, 1920, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1920, or the whole moon calendar 1920.
- The same date one year apart: 1919 · 1921.
- 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.