Waning · 86.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
Moon age
17.6days
Moon phase on May 22, 2019Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.3% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
394,637 km245,216 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 2019 is on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 21:11 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 3, 2019 at 10:02 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 18, 2019 | 21:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 16:34 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2019 to the new moon of June 3, 2019, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.