Waning · 50.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Last Quarter at
12:59UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 2014Last Quarter
On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.6% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
370,604 km230,283 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2014 is on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 19:16 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 18:40 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | 19:16 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | 12:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | 18:40 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 2014 to the new moon of May 28, 2014, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
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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.