Waxing · 3.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
Moon age
1.6days
Moon phase on May 23, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 23, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.7% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
365,429 km227,067 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1974 is on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 at 22:10 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 at 20:34 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 21, 1974 | 20:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 28, 1974 | 13:03 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Thursday, May 23, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1974 to the new moon of June 20, 1974, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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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.