Waxing · 51.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
First Quarter at
09:11UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 1942First Quarter
On Saturday, May 23, 1942, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.3% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
390,027 km242,352 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1942 is on Saturday, May 30, 1942 at 05:29 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 15, 1942 at 05:45 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 15, 1942 | 05:45 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, May 23, 1942 | 09:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 30, 1942 | 05:29 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Saturday, May 23, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 1942 to the new moon of June 13, 1942, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.