Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on May 15, 2010Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
377,010 km234,263 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 2010 is on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 23:07 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 01:05 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 14, 2010 | 01:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 20, 2010 | 23:43 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Saturday, May 15, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 2010 to the new moon of June 12, 2010, a cycle of 29.42 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.