Waning · 42.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 10°
Moon age
22.3days
Moon phase on May 23, 1984Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 23, 1984, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.9% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
404,260 km251,196 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1984 is on Tuesday, May 15, 1984 at 04:29 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 30, 1984 at 16:48 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 22, 1984 | 17:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 30, 1984 | 16:48 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Wednesday, May 23, 1984 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 1984 to the new moon of May 30, 1984, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1984, or the whole moon calendar 1984.
- The same date one year apart: 1983 · 1985.
- 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.