Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Full Moon at
13:53UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 2024Full Moon
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
390,920 km242,906 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 390,634 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2024 is on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 13:53 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 12:38 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 11:48 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 13:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 30, 2024 | 17:13 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Thursday, May 23, 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.
- 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.