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The Moon on Saturday, May 29, 2004: Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit

Waxing · 72.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°

Moon age

10.3days

Moon phase on May 29, 2004Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 29 May 2004377,351 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 29, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.3% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

72.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
377,351 km234,475 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (5°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 29, 2004 is on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 04:20 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 04:52 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, May 27, 200407:57
Full Moon (after)Thursday, June 3, 200404:20

The Moon around May 29

More about this date

Saturday, May 29, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 19, 2004 to the new moon of June 17, 2004, a cycle of 29.65 days.