Waxing · 4.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on May 21, 2004Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 21, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.8% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
406,251 km252,433 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2004 is on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 04:20 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 04:52 UTC, 2 days 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 21
More about this date
Friday, May 21, 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.