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The Moon on Tuesday, May 20, 2053: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 8.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°

Moon age

2.3days

Moon phase on May 20, 2053Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 20 May 2053360,954 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 20, 2053, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
360,954 km224,286 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 20, 2053 is on Sunday, June 1, 2053 at 11:02 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 2053 at 03:43 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, May 18, 205303:43
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 24, 205318:04

The Moon around May 20

More about this date

Tuesday, May 20, 2053 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 2053 to the new moon of June 16, 2053, a cycle of 29.30 days.