Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on May 22, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
394,499 km245,131 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 2024 is on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 13:53 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 11:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 13:53 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Wednesday, May 22, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.