Waxing · 9.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on May 6, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 6, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.9% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.9%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
391,488 km243,259 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (22°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2011 is on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 06:51 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | 06:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | 20:33 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Friday, May 6, 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.
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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.