Waning · 78.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on May 21, 1992Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 21, 1992, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
402,594 km250,160 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1992 is on Saturday, May 16, 1992 at 16:03 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 1, 1992 at 03:57 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 16, 1992 | 16:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 24, 1992 | 15:54 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 1992 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1992 to the new moon of June 1, 1992, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1992, or the whole moon calendar 1992.
- The same date one year apart: 1991 · 1993.
- 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.