Waxing · 14.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on May 23, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.5% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
400,752 km249,016 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2023 is on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 03:42 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 19, 2023 | 15:53 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 15:22 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Tuesday, May 23, 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.
- 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.
- 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.