Waning · 0.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 2046Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 5, 2046, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
397,093 km246,742 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2046 is on Sunday, May 20, 2046 at 03:15 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 6, 2046 at 02:56 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 27, 2046 | 23:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, May 6, 2046 | 02:56 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Saturday, May 5, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 2046 to the new moon of May 6, 2046, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2046, or the whole moon calendar 2046.
- The same date one year apart: 2045 · 2047.
- 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.