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The Moon on Wednesday, May 2, 1928: Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit

Waxing · 95.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°

Moon age

12.3days

Moon phase on May 2, 1928Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 2 May 1928403,875 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 2, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.0% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

95.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
403,875 km250,956 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 1928 is on Friday, May 4, 1928 at 20:12 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 20, 1928 at 05:25 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, April 26, 192821:42
Full Moon (after)Friday, May 4, 192820:12

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Wednesday, May 2, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 1928 to the new moon of May 19, 1928, a cycle of 29.33 days.