Waning · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
New Moon at
15:53UTC
Moon phase on May 19, 2023New Moon
On Friday, May 19, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
386,285 km240,026 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 19, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 12, 2023 | 14:28 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, May 19, 2023 | 15:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 15:22 |
The Moon around May 19
More about this date
Friday, May 19, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
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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.