Waning · 53.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Last Quarter at
18:43UTC
Moon phase on May 22, 2022Last Quarter
On Sunday, May 22, 2022, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 21.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
21.6 dMoon age
375,112 km233,084 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 2022 is on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 04:14 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 11:31 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 16, 2022 | 04:14 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, May 22, 2022 | 18:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 30, 2022 | 11:31 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Sunday, May 22, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.