Waning · 47.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Last Quarter at
04:15UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 2010Last Quarter
On Thursday, May 6, 2010, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.1% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
404,114 km251,105 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2010 is on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:19 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 01:05 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | 12:19 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 04:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 14, 2010 | 01:05 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Thursday, May 6, 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.
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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.