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The Moon on Monday, May 24, 1926: Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit

Waxing · 90.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°

Moon age

12.5days

Moon phase on May 24, 1926Waxing Gibbous

Monday 24 May 1926391,528 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 24, 1926, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.0% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

90.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
391,528 km243,284 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 1926 is on Thursday, May 27, 1926 at 11:49 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 1926 at 22:55 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, May 19, 192617:48
Full Moon (after)Thursday, May 27, 192611:49

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Monday, May 24, 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.