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The Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2096: Waxing Crescent, 9% lit

Waxing · 8.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on May 24, 2096Waxing Crescent

Thursday 24 May 2096366,031 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 24, 2096, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 8.6% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
366,031 km227,441 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 2096 is on Wednesday, June 6, 2096 at 02:58 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 22, 2096 at 01:35 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 22, 209601:35
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 28, 209623:07

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Thursday, May 24, 2096 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 22, 2096 to the new moon of June 20, 2096, a cycle of 29.32 days.