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The Moon on Monday, May 13, 2024: Waxing Crescent, 31% lit

Waxing · 31.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°

Moon age

5.4days

Moon phase on May 13, 2024Waxing Crescent

Monday 13 May 2024393,595 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 13, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.1% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
393,595 km244,569 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 13, 2024 is on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 13:53 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 8, 202403:22
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 15, 202411:48

The Moon around May 13

More about this date

Monday, May 13, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2024 to the new moon of June 6, 2024, a cycle of 29.39 days.