Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on May 26, 2010Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
379,587 km235,864 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (17°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 2010 is on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 23:07 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 01:05 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 20, 2010 | 23:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 27, 2010 | 23:07 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Wednesday, May 26, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
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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.