Waning · 2.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on May 9, 2040Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 9, 2040, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
389,965 km242,313 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 9, 2040 is on Friday, April 27, 2040 at 02:38 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 11, 2040 at 03:28 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 3, 2040 | 20:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 11, 2040 | 03:28 |
The Moon around May 9
More about this date
Wednesday, May 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.