Waxing · 29.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on May 21, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.0% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.0%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
370,219 km230,043 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2026 is on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 08:45 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 20:01 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 20:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 11:11 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 16, 2026 to the new moon of June 15, 2026, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
- 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.