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The Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2055: Waning Crescent, 16% lit

Waning · 15.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°

Moon age

25.5days

Moon phase on May 22, 2055Waning Crescent

Saturday 22 May 2055403,102 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 22, 2055, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 15.5% of its visible face lit, 25.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

15.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.5 dMoon age
403,102 km250,476 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 22, 2055 is on Tuesday, May 11, 2055 at 02:32 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 26, 2055 at 12:57 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 18, 205511:30
New Moon (after)Wednesday, May 26, 205512:57

The Moon around May 22

More about this date

Saturday, May 22, 2055 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2055 to the new moon of May 26, 2055, a cycle of 29.57 days.