Waning · 16.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on May 7, 2021Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 7, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.2% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
399,730 km248,381 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (0°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 7, 2021 is on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 03:32 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 19:00 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, May 3, 2021 | 19:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 19:00 |
The Moon around May 7
More about this date
Friday, May 7, 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.
- 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.