The lunar phase on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 was a Waxing Gibbous. At 11:00pm EST, the face of the moon was 89% illuminated, 11.6 days old, and 39% of the way through the lunar cycle.
During the Waxing Gibbous phase, the moon is more than halfway illuminated. The moon will continue to grow with each passing night.
The next Full Moon was on Saturday, June 3, 2023, and the next New Moon was on Sunday, June 18, 2023.
Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of May 2023.