Waxing · 80.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
9.9days
Moon phase on May 3, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 3, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.0% of its visible face lit, 9.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
80.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.9 dMoon age
369,991 km229,902 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2001 is on Monday, May 7, 2001 at 13:53 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 23, 2001 at 15:26 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 30, 2001 | 17:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 7, 2001 | 13:53 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Thursday, May 3, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 2001 to the new moon of May 23, 2001, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.