Waxing · 41.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
7.1days
Moon phase on May 15, 2005Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 15, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.9% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
41.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
404,046 km251,062 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 2005 is on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 20:18 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at 08:46 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, May 8, 2005 | 08:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 16, 2005 | 08:57 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Sunday, May 15, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 8, 2005 to the new moon of June 6, 2005, a cycle of 29.55 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.