Waning · 56.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 07°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 2010Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 5, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.5% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
402,941 km250,376 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (8°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2010 is on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:19 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 01:05 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | 12:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 04:15 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 2010 to the new moon of May 14, 2010, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
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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.