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The Moon on Thursday, May 20, 2027: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°

Full Moon at

10:59UTC

Moon phase on May 20, 2027Full Moon

Thursday 20 May 2027394,032 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 20, 2027, the Moon will be a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happens at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
394,032 km244,840 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (30°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Flower Moon, 393,893 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, May 13, 202704:44
Full Moon (this day)Thursday, May 20, 202710:59
Last Quarter (after)Friday, May 28, 202713:58

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Thursday, May 20, 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.