Waning · 99.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
14.6days
Moon phase on May 23, 2081Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 23, 2081, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
382,273 km237,533 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 2081 is on Thursday, May 22, 2081 at 20:26 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 8, 2081 at 22:09 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 22, 2081 | 20:26 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 30, 2081 | 15:36 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Friday, May 23, 2081 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2081 to the new moon of June 7, 2081, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2081, or the whole moon calendar 2081.
- The same date one year apart: 2080 · 2082.
- 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.