Waning · 74.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
19.2days
Moon phase on May 2, 1983Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 2, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.3% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.3%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
401,534 km249,502 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1983 is on Wednesday, April 27, 1983 at 06:31 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 12, 1983 at 19:25 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 27, 1983 | 06:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 5, 1983 | 03:43 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Monday, May 2, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1983 to the new moon of May 12, 1983, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.