Waning · 95.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 24°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on May 22, 2027Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 22, 2027, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 95.8% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
400,141 km248,636 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 4, 2027 at 19:40 UTC, 13 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 22
More about this date
Saturday, May 22, 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.