Waxing · 97.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
14.1days
Moon phase on May 5, 2050Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 5, 2050, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
393,124 km244,276 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2050 is on Friday, May 6, 2050 at 22:26 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 21, 2050 at 10:26 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 28, 2050 | 22:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 6, 2050 | 22:26 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2050 to the new moon of May 20, 2050, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2050, or the whole moon calendar 2050.
- The same date one year apart: 2049 · 2051.
- 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.