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The Moon on Monday, May 24, 1982: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on May 24, 1982Waxing Crescent

Monday 24 May 1982358,830 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 24, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
358,830 km222,966 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 1982 is on Sunday, June 6, 1982 at 16:00 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 23, 1982 at 04:40 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 23, 198204:40
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 29, 198220:07

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Monday, May 24, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 23, 1982 to the new moon of June 21, 1982, a cycle of 29.30 days.