Waxing · 71.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on May 6, 2044Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 6, 2044, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 71.9% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
382,929 km237,941 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2044 is on Thursday, May 12, 2044 at 00:17 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 27, 2044 at 19:42 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 4, 2044 | 10:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 12, 2044 | 00:17 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Friday, May 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2044, or the whole moon calendar 2044.
- The same date one year apart: 2043 · 2045.
- 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.