Waning · 50.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Last Quarter at
11:59UTC
Moon phase on May 20, 2025Last Quarter
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.1% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
378,877 km235,423 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 03:02 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 12, 2025 | 16:56 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 11:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | 03:02 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2025 to the new moon of May 27, 2025, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
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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.