Waxing · 89.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on May 2, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.0% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
394,197 km244,942 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (3°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 21:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 5, 2023 | 17:34 |
The Moon around May 2
More about this date
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2023 to the new moon of May 19, 2023, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.