Waning · 3.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on May 1, 2011Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 1, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.1% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
404,724 km251,484 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (21°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 2011 is on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 02:44 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 06:51 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 25, 2011 | 02:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | 06:51 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Sunday, May 1, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 3, 2011 to the new moon of May 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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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.