Waning · 98.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on May 27, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 27, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
359,259 km223,233 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 2021 is on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:14 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 10:53 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 11:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 2, 2021 | 07:25 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Thursday, May 27, 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.