Waxing · 71.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on May 21, 1983Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 21, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.0% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
375,136 km233,098 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1983 is on Thursday, May 26, 1983 at 18:48 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 12, 1983 at 19:25 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 19, 1983 | 14:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 26, 1983 | 18:48 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Saturday, May 21, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 12, 1983 to the new moon of June 11, 1983, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.