Waxing · 74.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 5, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.3% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.3%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
389,543 km242,051 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2017 is on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 21:43 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 12:16 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | 02:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 10, 2017 | 21:43 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Friday, May 5, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2017 to the new moon of May 25, 2017, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.