Waning · 52.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Last Quarter at
18:52UTC
Moon phase on May 24, 2011Last Quarter
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.9% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
399,816 km248,434 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 2011 is on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 21:03 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | 11:09 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | 18:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | 21:03 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 2011 to the new moon of June 1, 2011, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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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.