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The Moon on Friday, May 7, 2027: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°

Moon age

1.0days

Moon phase on May 7, 2027Waxing Crescent

Friday 7 May 2027369,648 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 7, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
369,648 km229,689 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 7, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, May 6, 202710:59
First Quarter (after)Thursday, May 13, 202704:44

The Moon around May 7

More about this date

Friday, May 7, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 2027 to the new moon of June 4, 2027, a cycle of 29.36 days.