Waxing · 19.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on May 1, 2025Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.0% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
369,734 km229,742 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 19:31 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 19:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 13:52 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Thursday, May 1, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2025 to the new moon of May 27, 2025, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
- 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.