Waxing · 83.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
10.1days
Moon phase on May 2, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 2, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.1% of its visible face lit, 10.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.1 dMoon age
375,255 km233,172 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 29, 1974 | 07:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 6, 1974 | 08:55 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Thursday, May 2, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1974 to the new moon of May 21, 1974, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.