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The Moon on Monday, May 3, 1909: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°

Moon age

13.3days

Moon phase on May 3, 1909Waxing Gibbous

Monday 3 May 1909402,558 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 3, 1909, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 13.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.3 dMoon age
402,558 km250,138 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 1909 is on Wednesday, May 5, 1909 at 12:08 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 20, 1909 at 04:51 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, April 27, 190908:36
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, May 5, 190912:08

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Monday, May 3, 1909 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 1909 to the new moon of May 19, 1909, a cycle of 29.37 days.