Waxing · 83.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
Moon age
11.5days
Moon phase on May 23, 1926Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 23, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.2% of its visible face lit, 11.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.5 dMoon age
395,813 km245,947 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1926 is on Thursday, May 27, 1926 at 11:49 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 1926 at 22:55 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 19, 1926 | 17:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 27, 1926 | 11:49 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Sunday, May 23, 1926 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1926 to the new moon of June 10, 1926, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1926, or the whole moon calendar 1926.
- The same date one year apart: 1925 · 1927.
- 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.