Waxing · 99.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on May 5, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 5, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
384,213 km238,739 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, 13 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 5
More about this date
Sunday, May 5, 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.