Waning · 17.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on May 23, 2006Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 23, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.2% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
368,885 km229,214 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2006 is on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 06:51 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 05:26 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 20, 2006 | 09:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 27, 2006 | 05:26 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2006 to the new moon of May 27, 2006, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
- 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.