Waxing · 14.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
3.5days
Moon phase on May 21, 2072Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 21, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 14.8% of its visible face lit, 3.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.5 dMoon age
371,517 km230,850 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 2072 is on Tuesday, May 31, 2072 at 22:18 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 2072 at 00:18 UTC, 3 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, May 21, 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.
- 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.