Waning · 5.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on May 23, 2074Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 23, 2074, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
406,190 km252,395 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2074 is on Friday, May 11, 2074 at 02:18 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 25, 2074 at 22:44 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 17, 2074 | 20:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 25, 2074 | 22:44 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Wednesday, May 23, 2074 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2074 to the new moon of May 25, 2074, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2074, or the whole moon calendar 2074.
- The same date one year apart: 2073 · 2075.
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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.