Waxing · 44.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°
Moon age
7.2days
Moon phase on May 6, 2014Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.1% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
404,304 km251,223 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2014 is on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 19:16 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 06:14 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 | 06:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | 03:15 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
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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.