Waxing · 91.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on May 9, 2025Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.1% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.1%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
405,325 km251,857 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 2025 is on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 16:56 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 19:31 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 13:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 12, 2025 | 16:56 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Friday, May 9, 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.