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The Moon on Thursday, May 26, 2050: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 30.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on May 26, 2050Waxing Crescent

Thursday 26 May 2050401,901 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 26, 2050, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 30.0% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

30.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
401,901 km249,730 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 26, 2050 is on Sunday, June 5, 2050 at 09:51 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 20, 2050 at 20:51 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 20, 205020:51
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 28, 205016:04

The Moon around May 26

More about this date

Thursday, May 26, 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.