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The Moon on Monday, May 5, 2031: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°

Moon age

13.8days

Moon phase on May 5, 2031Waxing Gibbous

Monday 5 May 2031373,136 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 5, 2031, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
373,136 km231,856 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 5, 2031 is on Wednesday, May 7, 2031 at 03:40 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 2031 at 16:57 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, April 29, 203119:20
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, May 7, 203103:40

The Moon around May 5

More about this date

Monday, May 5, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2031 to the new moon of May 21, 2031, a cycle of 29.60 days.