Waning · 100.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Full Moon at
11:14UTC
Moon phase on May 26, 2021Full Moon
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
357,479 km222,127 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 357,454 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearTotal lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 2021 is on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:14 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 19:00 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 19:13 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 11:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 2, 2021 | 07:25 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Wednesday, May 26, 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.