Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on May 26, 1991Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 26, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
398,838 km247,826 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 1991 is on Tuesday, May 28, 1991 at 11:37 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 14, 1991 at 04:36 UTC, 12 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 26
More about this date
Sunday, May 26, 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.