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The Moon on Thursday, May 1, 2036: Waxing Crescent, 31% lit

Waxing · 30.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°

Moon age

5.1days

Moon phase on May 1, 2036Waxing Crescent

Thursday 1 May 2036369,109 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 1, 2036, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 30.6% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

30.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
369,109 km229,354 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 1, 2036 is on Saturday, May 10, 2036 at 08:10 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 26, 2036 at 09:33 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, April 26, 203609:33
First Quarter (after)Saturday, May 3, 203605:54

The Moon around May 1

More about this date

Thursday, May 1, 2036 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2036 to the new moon of May 25, 2036, a cycle of 29.41 days.