Waning · 88.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on May 7, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 7, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.3% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
383,692 km238,415 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 2015 is on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 03:42 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 04:13 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 4, 2015 | 03:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 11, 2015 | 10:36 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Thursday, May 7, 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.