Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
New Moon at
06:51UTC
Moon phase on May 3, 2011New Moon
On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
400,703 km248,985 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2011 is on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 06:51 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 25, 2011 | 02:47 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | 06:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | 20:33 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 2011 to the new moon of June 1, 2011, a cycle of 29.59 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.