Waning · 6.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on May 23, 1941Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 23, 1941, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.7% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
406,223 km252,415 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1941 is on Sunday, May 11, 1941 at 05:15 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 26, 1941 at 05:19 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 18, 1941 | 01:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 26, 1941 | 05:19 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 1941 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1941 to the new moon of May 26, 1941, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1941, or the whole moon calendar 1941.
- The same date one year apart: 1940 · 1942.
- 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.