Waxing · 44.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
First Quarter at
23:43UTC
Moon phase on May 20, 2010First Quarter
On Thursday, May 20, 2010, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.5% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
369,729 km229,739 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 2010 is on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 23:07 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 01:05 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 14, 2010 | 01:05 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 20, 2010 | 23:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 27, 2010 | 23:07 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Thursday, May 20, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 2010 to the new moon of June 12, 2010, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
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