Waxing · 77.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on May 23, 1991Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 23, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.2% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
388,485 km241,393 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1991 is on Tuesday, May 28, 1991 at 11:37 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 14, 1991 at 04:36 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 20, 1991 | 19:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 28, 1991 | 11:37 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Thursday, May 23, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1991 to the new moon of June 12, 1991, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.