Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on May 23, 1975Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 23, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
371,419 km230,789 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1975 is on Sunday, May 25, 1975 at 05:51 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 11, 1975 at 07:05 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 18, 1975 | 10:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 25, 1975 | 05:51 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 1975 to the new moon of June 9, 1975, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.