Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
13.5days
Moon phase on May 5, 1993Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 5, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
364,338 km226,389 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1993 is on Thursday, May 6, 1993 at 03:34 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 21, 1993 at 23:49 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 29, 1993 | 12:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 6, 1993 | 03:34 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Wednesday, May 5, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1993 to the new moon of May 21, 1993, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.