Waning · 46.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Last Quarter at
03:43UTC
Moon phase on May 5, 1983Last Quarter
On Thursday, May 5, 1983, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.9% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
403,585 km250,776 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1983 is on Wednesday, April 27, 1983 at 06:31 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 12, 1983 at 19:25 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 27, 1983 | 06:31 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 5, 1983 | 03:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 12, 1983 | 19:25 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.