Waxing · 55.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
First Quarter at
00:16UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 2048First Quarter
On Thursday, May 21, 2048, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 55.2% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .
55.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
385,979 km239,836 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2048 is on Wednesday, May 27, 2048 at 18:57 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 12, 2048 at 20:58 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 12, 2048 | 20:58 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 21, 2048 | 00:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 27, 2048 | 18:57 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2048, or the whole moon calendar 2048.
- The same date one year apart: 2047 · 2049.
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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.