Waning · 3.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on May 21, 2001Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 21, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.3% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
383,252 km238,142 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2001 is on Monday, May 7, 2001 at 13:53 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 02:46 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 15, 2001 | 10:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 | 02:46 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Monday, May 21, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 2001 to the new moon of May 23, 2001, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.