Waxing · 30.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on May 25, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 25, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.3% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
404,299 km251,220 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 25, 2023 is on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 03:42 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 6 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 25
More about this date
Thursday, May 25, 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.