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The Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2040: Last Quarter, 54% lit

Waning · 53.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°

Last Quarter at

20:00UTC

Moon phase on May 3, 2040Last Quarter

Thursday 3 May 2040370,742 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 3, 2040, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
370,742 km230,368 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (9°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 2040 is on Friday, April 27, 2040 at 02:38 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 11, 2040 at 03:28 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, April 27, 204002:38
Last Quarter (this day)Thursday, May 3, 204020:00
New Moon (after)Friday, May 11, 204003:28

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Thursday, May 3, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 2040 to the new moon of May 11, 2040, a cycle of 29.56 days.