Waxing · 8.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on May 29, 2025Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
368,965 km229,264 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 2025 is on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 07:44 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 03:02 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | 03:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 03:41 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Thursday, May 29, 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.