Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
New Moon at
03:02UTC
Moon phase on May 27, 2025New Moon
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
360,868 km224,233 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 03:02 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 11:59 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | 03:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 03:41 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 2025 to the new moon of June 25, 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.