Waning · 98.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on May 27, 2040Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, May 27, 2040, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
361,101 km224,377 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 2040 is on Saturday, May 26, 2040 at 11:47 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 9, 2040 at 18:03 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, May 26, 2040 | 11:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 2, 2040 | 02:17 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Sunday, May 27, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 11, 2040 to the new moon of June 9, 2040, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.