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The Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2048: Last Quarter, 46% lit

Waning · 45.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°

Last Quarter at

02:22UTC

Moon phase on May 5, 2048Last Quarter

Tuesday 5 May 2048380,498 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 5, 2048, the Moon will be a Last Quarter: 45.8% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happens at .

45.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
380,498 km236,431 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 5, 2048 is on Tuesday, April 28, 2048 at 11:13 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 12, 2048 at 20:58 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, April 28, 204811:13
Last Quarter (this day)Tuesday, May 5, 204802:22
New Moon (after)Tuesday, May 12, 204820:58

The Moon around May 5

More about this date

Tuesday, May 5, 2048 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 2048 to the new moon of May 12, 2048, a cycle of 29.65 days.