Waxing · 40.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
7.1days
Moon phase on May 23, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 23, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.3% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
399,929 km248,504 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1969 is on Saturday, May 31, 1969 at 13:18 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 16, 1969 at 08:26 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 16, 1969 | 08:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 24, 1969 | 12:15 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 16, 1969 to the new moon of June 14, 1969, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.