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The Moon on Tuesday, May 30, 2023: Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit

Waxing · 76.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

10.8days

Moon phase on May 30, 2023Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 30 May 2023392,700 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.6% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

76.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
392,700 km244,012 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 30, 2023 is on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 03:42 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, May 27, 202315:22
Full Moon (after)Sunday, June 4, 202303:42

The Moon around May 30

More about this date

Tuesday, May 30, 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.