Waxing · 7.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on May 20, 2072Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 20, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
373,465 km232,060 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 2072 is on Tuesday, May 31, 2072 at 22:18 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 2072 at 00:18 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, May 18, 2072 | 00:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 24, 2072 | 21:53 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Friday, May 20, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.