Waxing · 18.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on May 5, 2022Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 5, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.9% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
405,273 km251,825 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2022 is on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 04:14 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 20:28 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 20:28 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, May 9, 2022 | 00:22 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.