Waxing · 49.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
First Quarter at
13:52UTC
Moon phase on May 4, 2025First Quarter
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.3% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
387,744 km240,933 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 19:31 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 19:31 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 13:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 12, 2025 | 16:56 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Sunday, May 4, 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.
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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.