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The Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2048: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°

Moon age

1.6days

Moon phase on May 14, 2048Waxing Crescent

Thursday 14 May 2048406,268 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 14, 2048, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
406,268 km252,443 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 14, 2048 is on Wednesday, May 27, 2048 at 18:57 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 12, 2048 at 20:58 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 12, 204820:58
First Quarter (after)Thursday, May 21, 204800:16

The Moon around May 14

More about this date

Thursday, May 14, 2048 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 12, 2048 to the new moon of June 11, 2048, a cycle of 29.66 days.