Waning · 10.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on May 24, 2025Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 24, 2025, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.2% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
361,124 km224,392 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 03:02 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 11:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | 03:02 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Saturday, May 24, 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.
- 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.