Waning · 17.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 17°
Moon age
25.2days
Moon phase on May 28, 2011Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 28, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.6% of its visible face lit, 25.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.2 dMoon age
404,336 km251,243 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 28, 2011 is on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 21:03 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | 18:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | 21:03 |
The Moon around May 28
More about this date
Saturday, May 28, 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.
- 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.