Waning · 79.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on May 5, 1999Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 5, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.9% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
401,968 km249,771 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1999 is on Friday, April 30, 1999 at 14:55 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 15, 1999 at 12:05 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 30, 1999 | 14:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 8, 1999 | 17:29 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Wednesday, May 5, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 1999 to the new moon of May 15, 1999, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
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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.