Waning · 0.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on May 3, 2000Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 3, 2000, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
369,104 km229,351 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2000 is on Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at 17:42 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 4, 2000 at 04:12 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 26, 2000 | 19:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 4, 2000 | 04:12 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Wednesday, May 3, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 4, 2000 to the new moon of May 4, 2000, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.