Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on May 20, 2004Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 20, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
405,873 km252,198 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 2004 is on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 04:20 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 04:52 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 19, 2004 | 04:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 27, 2004 | 07:57 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Thursday, May 20, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 2004 to the new moon of June 17, 2004, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.