Waxing · 34.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on May 2, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 2, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.3% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
400,467 km248,839 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1979 is on Saturday, May 12, 1979 at 02:01 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at 13:15 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 26, 1979 | 13:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 4, 1979 | 04:26 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Wednesday, May 2, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 1979 to the new moon of May 26, 1979, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.