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The Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2013: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°

Moon age

1.5days

Moon phase on May 11, 2013Waxing Crescent

Saturday 11 May 2013404,050 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
404,050 km251,065 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 2013 is on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 04:25 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 00:29 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 10, 201300:29
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 18, 201304:35

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Saturday, May 11, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2013 to the new moon of June 8, 2013, a cycle of 29.64 days.