Waning · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
New Moon at
17:39UTC
Moon phase on May 22, 2020New Moon
On Friday, May 22, 2020, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
398,443 km247,581 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 2020 is on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 19:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 17:39 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 14:03 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 22, 2020 | 17:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 30, 2020 | 03:30 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Friday, May 22, 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.