Waning · 49.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Last Quarter at
11:27UTC
Moon phase on May 1, 2024Last Quarter
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
373,523 km232,096 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 2024 is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 23:49 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 23:49 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 11:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 03:22 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 8, 2024 to the new moon of May 8, 2024, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.