Waning · 6.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on May 2, 2019Waning Crescent
On Thursday, May 2, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.3% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
397,327 km246,888 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 2019 is on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 11:12 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 22:46 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 26, 2019 | 22:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 22:46 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Thursday, May 2, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 5, 2019 to the new moon of May 4, 2019, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.