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The Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2042: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 20.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°

Moon age

25.4days

Moon phase on May 15, 2042Waning Crescent

Thursday 15 May 2042365,004 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 15, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 20.9% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

20.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
365,004 km226,803 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 15, 2042 is on Monday, May 5, 2042 at 06:49 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 19, 2042 at 10:55 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, May 12, 204219:18
New Moon (after)Monday, May 19, 204210:55

The Moon around May 15

More about this date

Thursday, May 15, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2042 to the new moon of May 19, 2042, a cycle of 29.36 days.