Waning · 96.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on May 6, 2004Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 6, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
359,887 km223,623 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2004 is on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 20:34 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 04:52 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 4, 2004 | 20:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 11, 2004 | 11:04 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 2004 to the new moon of May 19, 2004, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.