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The Moon on Friday, May 2, 2014: Waxing Crescent, 11% lit

Waxing · 11.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°

Moon age

3.2days

Moon phase on May 2, 2014Waxing Crescent

Friday 2 May 2014395,593 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 2, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 11.1% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

11.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
395,593 km245,810 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 2014 is on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 19:16 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 06:14 UTC, 3 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Friday, May 2, 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.