Waxing · 33.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on May 3, 2006Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.7% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
33.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
395,823 km245,953 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2006 is on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 06:51 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:44 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 27, 2006 | 19:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 5, 2006 | 05:13 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2006 to the new moon of May 27, 2006, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
- 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.