Waxing · 50.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
First Quarter at
11:11UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 2026First Quarter
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.5% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
381,180 km236,854 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2026 is on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 08:45 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 20:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 20:01 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 11:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 08:45 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Saturday, May 23, 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.