Waxing · 12.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on May 9, 2027Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 9, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 12.2% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
366,681 km227,845 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 2027 is on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 6, 2027 | 10:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 13, 2027 | 04:44 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Sunday, May 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
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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.