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The Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 1923: Waxing Crescent, 38% lit

Waxing · 38.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°

Moon age

6.6days

Moon phase on May 22, 1923Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 22 May 1923381,182 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 22, 1923, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.2% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

38.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
381,182 km236,855 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 22, 1923 is on Wednesday, May 30, 1923 at 05:07 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 15, 1923 at 22:38 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 15, 192322:38
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 23, 192314:25

The Moon around May 22

More about this date

Tuesday, May 22, 1923 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1923 to the new moon of June 14, 1923, a cycle of 29.59 days.