Waning · 14.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on May 26, 2022Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 26, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.6% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
392,769 km244,055 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (20°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 26, 2022 is on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 04:14 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 11:31 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 22, 2022 | 18:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 30, 2022 | 11:31 |
The Moon around May 26
More about this date
Thursday, May 26, 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.