Waning · 45.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Last Quarter at
00:31UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 2003Last Quarter
On Friday, May 23, 2003, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.3% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
393,879 km244,745 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2003 is on Friday, May 16, 2003 at 03:36 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 31, 2003 at 04:20 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 16, 2003 | 03:36 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, May 23, 2003 | 00:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 31, 2003 | 04:20 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 2003 to the new moon of May 31, 2003, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.