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The Moon on Friday, May 26, 2028: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 5.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on May 26, 2028Waxing Crescent

Friday 26 May 2028376,142 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 26, 2028, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
376,142 km233,724 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 26, 2028 is on Wednesday, June 7, 2028 at 06:09 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 24, 2028 at 08:16 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 24, 202808:16
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 31, 202807:37

The Moon around May 26

More about this date

Friday, May 26, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 24, 2028 to the new moon of June 22, 2028, a cycle of 29.42 days.