Waning · 53.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
Last Quarter at
19:50UTC
Moon phase on May 3, 2021Last Quarter
On Monday, May 3, 2021, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.6% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
381,192 km236,861 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2021 is on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 03:32 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 19:00 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 03:32 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, May 3, 2021 | 19:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 19:00 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Monday, May 3, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 12, 2021 to the new moon of May 11, 2021, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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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.