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The Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2023: Waning Crescent, 40% lit

Waning · 39.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 04°

Moon age

23.3days

Moon phase on May 13, 2023Waning Crescent

Saturday 13 May 2023370,746 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.9% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

39.9%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
370,746 km230,371 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 13, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, May 12, 202314:28
New Moon (after)Friday, May 19, 202315:53

The Moon around May 13

More about this date

Saturday, May 13, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2023 to the new moon of May 19, 2023, a cycle of 29.49 days.