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The Moon on Saturday, May 3, 2036: First Quarter, 53% lit

Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°

First Quarter at

05:54UTC

Moon phase on May 3, 2036First Quarter

Saturday 3 May 2036370,458 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 3, 2036, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
370,458 km230,192 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 2036 is on Saturday, May 10, 2036 at 08:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 26, 2036 at 09:33 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, April 26, 203609:33
First Quarter (this day)Saturday, May 3, 203605:54
Full Moon (after)Saturday, May 10, 203608:10

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Saturday, May 3, 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.