Waxing · 21.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on May 6, 2003Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.3% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
21.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
397,173 km246,792 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2003 is on Friday, May 16, 2003 at 03:36 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 1, 2003 at 12:15 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 1, 2003 | 12:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 9, 2003 | 11:53 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 2003 to the new moon of May 31, 2003, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.