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The Moon on Monday, May 3, 1971: Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit

Waxing · 61.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°

Moon age

8.3days

Moon phase on May 3, 1971Waxing Gibbous

Monday 3 May 1971402,077 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 3, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.5% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

61.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
402,077 km249,839 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 1971 is on Monday, May 10, 1971 at 11:24 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, May 2, 197107:34
Full Moon (after)Monday, May 10, 197111:24

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Monday, May 3, 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.