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The Moon on Thursday, May 29, 2014: Waxing Crescent, 1% lit

Waxing · 0.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°

Moon age

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Moon phase on May 29, 2014Waxing Crescent

Thursday 29 May 2014395,249 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 29, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
395,249 km245,596 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 29, 2014 is on Friday, June 13, 2014 at 04:12 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 18:40 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 28, 201418:40
First Quarter (after)Thursday, June 5, 201420:39

The Moon around May 29

More about this date

Thursday, May 29, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 28, 2014 to the new moon of June 27, 2014, a cycle of 29.56 days.