Waxing · 68.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on May 3, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 3, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.0% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
376,348 km233,852 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2009 is on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 04:02 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 03:23 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 1, 2009 | 20:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 9, 2009 | 04:02 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Sunday, May 3, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 2009 to the new moon of May 24, 2009, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2009, or the whole moon calendar 2009.
- The same date one year apart: 2008 · 2010.
- 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.