The lunar phase on Sunday, May 7, 2023 was a Waning Gibbous. At 11:00pm EST, the face of the moon was 93% illuminated, 17.3 days old, and 59% of the way through the lunar cycle.
During the Waning Gibbous phase, the lit side of the moon will shrink, darkening from one side. The moon will rise later with each passing night.
The next New Moon was on Friday, May 19, 2023, and the next Full Moon was on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of May 2023.