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The Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2001: Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit

Waxing · 94.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°

Moon age

11.9days

Moon phase on May 5, 2001Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 5 May 2001373,320 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 5, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.5% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

94.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
373,320 km231,970 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 5, 2001 is on Monday, May 7, 2001 at 13:53 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 23, 2001 at 15:26 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, April 30, 200117:08
Full Moon (after)Monday, May 7, 200113:53

The Moon around May 5

More about this date

Saturday, May 5, 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.