Waxing · 57.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
8.3days
Moon phase on May 26, 2015Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.5% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
404,118 km251,107 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 2015 is on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 16:19 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 04:13 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 25, 2015 | 17:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | 16:19 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 2015 to the new moon of June 16, 2015, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
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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.