Waxing · 15.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on May 26, 1982Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 26, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.5% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
363,499 km225,868 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1982 is on Sunday, June 6, 1982 at 16:00 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 23, 1982 at 04:40 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 23, 1982 | 04:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 29, 1982 | 20:07 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Wednesday, May 26, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.