Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
14.6days
Moon phase on May 15, 2022Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 15, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
364,154 km226,275 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 2022 is on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 04:14 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 20:28 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, May 9, 2022 | 00:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 16, 2022 | 04:14 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Sunday, May 15, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 2022 to the new moon of May 30, 2022, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.