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The Moon on Thursday, May 2, 2013: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°

Last Quarter at

11:14UTC

Moon phase on May 2, 2013Last Quarter

Thursday 2 May 2013374,390 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 2, 2013, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 22.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.1 dMoon age
374,390 km232,635 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 2013 is on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 19:57 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 00:29 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, April 25, 201319:57
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, May 2, 201311:14
New Moon (after)Friday, May 10, 201300:29

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Thursday, May 2, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 10, 2013 to the new moon of May 10, 2013, a cycle of 29.62 days.