Waning · 0.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on May 2, 2011Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 2, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
402,988 km250,405 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 2011 is on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 02:44 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 06:51 UTC, 1 day 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 2
More about this date
Monday, May 2, 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.