Waxing · 14.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on May 26, 2001Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 26, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.4% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.4%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
368,295 km228,848 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 2001 is on Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at 01:39 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 02:46 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 | 02:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 29, 2001 | 22:09 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Saturday, May 26, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 23, 2001 to the new moon of June 21, 2001, a cycle of 29.38 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.