Waxing · 51.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
First Quarter at
07:34UTC
Moon phase on May 2, 1971First Quarter
On Sunday, May 2, 1971, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.9% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
398,754 km247,774 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1971 is on Monday, May 10, 1971 at 11:24 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 25, 1971 | 04:02 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, May 2, 1971 | 07:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 10, 1971 | 11:24 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Sunday, May 2, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1971 to the new moon of May 24, 1971, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.