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The Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2072: First Quarter, 45% lit

Waxing · 45.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°

First Quarter at

21:53UTC

Moon phase on May 24, 2072First Quarter

Tuesday 24 May 2072369,718 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 24, 2072, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 45.4% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

45.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
369,718 km229,732 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 2072 is on Tuesday, May 31, 2072 at 22:18 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 2072 at 00:18 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 18, 207200:18
First Quarter (this day)Tuesday, May 24, 207221:53
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, May 31, 207222:18

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Tuesday, May 24, 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.