Waning · 9.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on May 5, 2005Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 5, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
378,396 km235,124 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2005 is on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 10:07 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 08:46 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 1, 2005 | 06:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 8, 2005 | 08:46 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 8, 2005 to the new moon of May 8, 2005, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.