Waning · 98.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
15.0days
Moon phase on May 21, 2027Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 21, 2027, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
397,254 km246,842 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 4, 2027 at 19:40 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 20, 2027 | 10:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 28, 2027 | 13:58 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Friday, May 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.