Waxing · 78.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on May 5, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 5, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.6% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
405,186 km251,771 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1971 is on Monday, May 10, 1971 at 11:24 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 2, 1971 | 07:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 10, 1971 | 11:24 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Wednesday, May 5, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.