Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Full Moon at
20:18UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 2005Full Moon
On Monday, May 23, 2005, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
370,003 km229,909 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 368,745 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2005 is on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 20:18 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 6, 2005 at 21:55 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 16, 2005 | 08:57 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 23, 2005 | 20:18 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 30, 2005 | 11:47 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Monday, May 23, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.