Waning · 98.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on May 6, 2042Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 6, 2042, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
397,338 km246,894 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (30°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2042 is on Monday, May 5, 2042 at 06:49 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 19, 2042 at 10:55 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 5, 2042 | 06:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, May 12, 2042 | 19:18 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2042 to the new moon of May 19, 2042, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.