Waning · 7.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on May 23, 1979Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 23, 1979, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.4% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
376,525 km233,961 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 26, 1979 at 00:01 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 18, 1979 | 23:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 26, 1979 | 00:01 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Wednesday, May 23, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1979 to the new moon of May 26, 1979, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.