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The Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2022: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 6.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°

Moon age

2.6days

Moon phase on May 3, 2022Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 3 May 2022403,290 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.6% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
403,290 km250,593 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 2022 is on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 04:14 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 20:28 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, April 30, 202220:28
First Quarter (after)Monday, May 9, 202200:22

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 2022 to the new moon of May 30, 2022, a cycle of 29.63 days.