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The Moon on Saturday, May 20, 2023: Waxing Crescent, 1% lit

Waxing · 0.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°

Moon age

0.8days

Moon phase on May 20, 2023Waxing Crescent

Saturday 20 May 2023390,171 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 20, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 0.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
0.8 dMoon age
390,171 km242,441 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 2023 is on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 03:42 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 19, 202315:53
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 27, 202315:22

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Saturday, May 20, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 2023 to the new moon of June 18, 2023, a cycle of 29.53 days.