Waning · 1.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on May 21, 2020Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
401,154 km249,266 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2020 is on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 10:45 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 17:39 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 14:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 22, 2020 | 17:39 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 2020 to the new moon of May 22, 2020, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.