Waxing · 94.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on May 24, 2021Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 24, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.1% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
359,651 km223,477 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 2021 is on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:14 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 19:00 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 19:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 11:14 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Monday, May 24, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 2021 to the new moon of June 10, 2021, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.