Moon on Thu, May 21, 2026
Lunar 4/5
The Moon on this date is Waxing Crescent, with about 25% of its disk illuminated.
Illumination
25%
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 21, 2026
On May 21, 2026, the Moon was a waxing crescent, 4.3 days old and 25% illuminated, in the constellation Cancer about 368,293 km (228,847 mi) from Earth. The next Full Moon followed on May 31, 2026.
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 25%
- Moon age
- 4.3 days since New Moon
- Distance from Earth
- 368,293 km (228,847 mi)
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Previous Full Moon
- May 1, 2026
- Next New Moon
- June 15, 2026
- Next Full Moon
- May 31, 2026
Moon phases around May 21, 2026
| Date | Moon | Lit | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18 Mon | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.3d |
| 5/19 Tue | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.3d |
| 5/20 Wed | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.3d |
| 5/21 Thu | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.3d |
| 5/22 Fri | Waxing Crescent | 36% | 5.3d |
| 5/23 Sat | Waxing Crescent | 46% | 6.3d |
| 5/24 Sun | Waxing Gibbous | 57% | 7.3d |
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.