Waxing · 16.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on May 21, 2053Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 21, 2053, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 16.0% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
363,148 km225,649 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2053 is on Sunday, June 1, 2053 at 11:02 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 2053 at 03:43 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 18, 2053 | 03:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 24, 2053 | 18:04 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Wednesday, May 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2053, or the whole moon calendar 2053.
- The same date one year apart: 2052 · 2054.
- 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.