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The Moon on Tuesday, May 11, 2027: Waxing Crescent, 31% lit

Waxing · 31.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°

Moon age

5.0days

Moon phase on May 11, 2027Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 11 May 2027367,904 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 11, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 31.1% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
367,904 km228,605 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, May 6, 202710:59
First Quarter (after)Thursday, May 13, 202704:44

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Tuesday, May 11, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2027 to the new moon of June 4, 2027, a cycle of 29.36 days.