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The Moon on Wednesday, May 20, 2048: Waxing Crescent, 45% lit

Waxing · 44.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°

Moon age

7.6days

Moon phase on May 20, 2048Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 20 May 2048391,528 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 20, 2048, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
391,528 km243,284 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (24°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 2048 is on Wednesday, May 27, 2048 at 18:57 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 12, 2048 at 20:58 UTC, 8 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Wednesday, May 20, 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.