Waning · 1.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on May 23, 1971Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 23, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
367,006 km228,047 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1971 is on Monday, May 10, 1971 at 11:24 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 24, 1971 at 12:32 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 17, 1971 | 20:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 24, 1971 | 12:32 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Sunday, May 23, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1971 to the new moon of May 24, 1971, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.