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The Moon on Sunday, May 20, 2029: Waxing Crescent, 43% lit

Waxing · 42.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°

Moon age

6.9days

Moon phase on May 20, 2029Waxing Crescent

Sunday 20 May 2029377,575 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, May 20, 2029, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 42.6% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

42.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
377,575 km234,614 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 2029 is on Sunday, May 27, 2029 at 18:38 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 13, 2029 at 13:42 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 13, 202913:42
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 21, 202904:16

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Sunday, May 20, 2029 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 13, 2029 to the new moon of June 12, 2029, a cycle of 29.59 days.