Waning · 27.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 10°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on May 3, 2024Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 3, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.7% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
366,803 km227,921 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 2024 is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 23:49 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 03:22 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 11:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 03:22 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Friday, May 3, 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.
- 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.