Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on May 21, 2050Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 21, 2050, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
382,096 km237,423 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2050 is on Friday, May 6, 2050 at 22:26 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 20, 2050 at 20:51 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 20, 2050 | 20:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 28, 2050 | 16:04 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Saturday, May 21, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 2050 to the new moon of June 19, 2050, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2050, or the whole moon calendar 2050.
- The same date one year apart: 2049 · 2051.
- 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.