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The Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2044: First Quarter, 51% lit

Waxing · 50.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°

First Quarter at

10:28UTC

Moon phase on May 4, 2044First Quarter

Wednesday 4 May 2044374,627 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 4, 2044, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 50.8% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

50.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
374,627 km232,782 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 4, 2044 is on Thursday, May 12, 2044 at 00:17 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 27, 2044 at 19:42 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 27, 204419:42
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, May 4, 204410:28
Full Moon (after)Thursday, May 12, 204400:17

The Moon around May 4

More about this date

Wednesday, May 4, 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.