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The Moon on Monday, May 24, 1993: Waxing Crescent, 9% lit

Waxing · 9.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°

Moon age

2.9days

Moon phase on May 24, 1993Waxing Crescent

Monday 24 May 1993381,178 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 24, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
381,178 km236,853 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 1993 is on Friday, June 4, 1993 at 13:02 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 21, 1993 at 14:07 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 21, 199314:07
First Quarter (after)Friday, May 28, 199318:22

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Monday, May 24, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1993 to the new moon of June 20, 1993, a cycle of 29.49 days.