Waxing · 9.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 07°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on May 23, 1936Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 23, 1936, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
375,482 km233,314 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1936 is on Friday, June 5, 1936 at 05:22 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 20, 1936 at 20:34 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 20, 1936 | 20:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 28, 1936 | 02:46 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Saturday, May 23, 1936 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 1936 to the new moon of June 19, 1936, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1936, or the whole moon calendar 1936.
- The same date one year apart: 1935 · 1937.
- 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.