Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Full Moon at
17:34UTC
Moon phase on May 5, 2023Full Moon
On Friday, May 5, 2023, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
381,126 km236,820 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 380,192 km from Earth. Penumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 15:53 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 21:20 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 5, 2023 | 17:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 12, 2023 | 14:28 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Friday, May 5, 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.