Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Full Moon at
03:42UTC
Moon phase on May 4, 2015Full Moon
On Monday, May 4, 2015, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
393,837 km244,719 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 394,972 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 2015 is on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 03:42 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 04:13 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 25, 2015 | 23:55 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, May 4, 2015 | 03:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 11, 2015 | 10:36 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Monday, May 4, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 2015 to the new moon of May 18, 2015, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
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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.