Waning · 89.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on May 21, 2038Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 21, 2038, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
371,860 km231,063 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2038 is on Tuesday, May 18, 2038 at 18:23 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 3, 2038 at 00:24 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 18, 2038 | 18:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 25, 2038 | 20:43 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Friday, May 21, 2038 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 4, 2038 to the new moon of June 3, 2038, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2038, or the whole moon calendar 2038.
- The same date one year apart: 2037 · 2039.
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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.