Waxing · 24.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on May 23, 1977Waxing Crescent
On Monday, May 23, 1977, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.6% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
397,918 km247,255 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1977 is on Wednesday, June 1, 1977 at 20:31 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 at 02:52 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 18, 1977 | 02:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 26, 1977 | 03:20 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Monday, May 23, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 1977 to the new moon of June 16, 1977, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1977, or the whole moon calendar 1977.
- The same date one year apart: 1976 · 1978.
- 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.