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The Moon on Thursday, May 19, 2072: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°

Moon age

1.5days

Moon phase on May 19, 2072Waxing Crescent

Thursday 19 May 2072376,152 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 19, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
376,152 km233,730 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 19, 2072 is on Tuesday, May 31, 2072 at 22:18 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 2072 at 00:18 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 18, 207200:18
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 24, 207221:53

The Moon around May 19

More about this date

Thursday, May 19, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 18, 2072 to the new moon of June 16, 2072, a cycle of 29.40 days.