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The Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2014: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 5.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on May 1, 2014Waxing Crescent

Thursday 1 May 2014391,480 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 1, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.6% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
391,480 km243,254 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 1, 2014 is on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 19:16 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 06:14 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, April 29, 201406:14
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 7, 201403:15

The Moon around May 1

More about this date

Thursday, May 1, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 29, 2014 to the new moon of May 28, 2014, a cycle of 29.52 days.