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The Moon on Tuesday, May 3, 2044: Waxing Crescent, 40% lit

Waxing · 39.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°

Moon age

5.7days

Moon phase on May 3, 2044Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 3 May 2044370,628 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 3, 2044, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 39.6% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
370,628 km230,297 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 2044 is on Thursday, May 12, 2044 at 00:17 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 27, 2044 at 19:42 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 27, 204419:42
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 4, 204410:28

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Tuesday, May 3, 2044 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2044 to the new moon of May 27, 2044, a cycle of 29.33 days.