Moon on Wed, May 15, 2024
Lunar 4/8
The Moon on this date is Waxing Crescent, with about 47% of its disk illuminated.
Illumination
47%
Moonrise
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Moonset
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Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul. Moonset is when the Moon that rose this day sets, so it can fall on the next day.
It lingers low in the western evening sky and grows a little brighter each day.
The Moon on May 15, 2024
On May 15, 2024, the Moon was a waxing crescent, 7.0 days old and 47% illuminated, in the constellation Leo about 400,266 km (248,714 mi) from Earth. The next Full Moon followed on May 23, 2024.
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 47%
- Moon age
- 7.0 days since New Moon
- Distance from Earth
- 400,266 km (248,714 mi)
- Constellation
- Leo
- Previous Full Moon
- April 23, 2024
- Next New Moon
- June 6, 2024
- Next Full Moon
- May 23, 2024
Moon phases around May 15, 2024
| Date | Moon | Lit | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12 Sun | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.0d |
| 5/13 Mon | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.0d |
| 5/14 Tue | Waxing Crescent | 37% | 6.0d |
| 5/15 Wed | Waxing Crescent | 47% | 7.0d |
| 5/16 Thu | Waxing Gibbous | 56% | 8.0d |
| 5/17 Fri | Waxing Gibbous | 65% | 9.0d |
| 5/18 Sat | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 10.0d |
Values are calculated with Astronomy Engine at 12:00 Korea Standard Time (03:00 UTC) on each date; New and Full Moon dates are in UTC. Moon age counts days since the New Moon; distance is centre to centre.