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The Moon on Monday, May 6, 2030: Waxing Crescent, 13% lit

Waxing · 13.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

3.9days

Moon phase on May 6, 2030Waxing Crescent

Monday 6 May 2030404,188 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 6, 2030, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 13.1% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

13.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
404,188 km251,150 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 6, 2030 is on Friday, May 17, 2030 at 11:19 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 2, 2030 at 14:12 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, May 2, 203014:12
First Quarter (after)Friday, May 10, 203017:12

The Moon around May 6

More about this date

Monday, May 6, 2030 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 2030 to the new moon of June 1, 2030, a cycle of 29.67 days.