Waxing · 68.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on May 2, 2020Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 2, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.2% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
369,182 km229,399 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 2020 is on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 10:45 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 02:26 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 30, 2020 | 20:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 7, 2020 | 10:45 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Saturday, May 2, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 2020 to the new moon of May 22, 2020, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- 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.