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The Moon on Thursday, May 11, 2051: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°

Moon age

1.1days

Moon phase on May 11, 2051Waxing Crescent

Thursday 11 May 2051365,166 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 11, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
365,166 km226,903 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 11, 2051 is on Thursday, May 25, 2051 at 17:35 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 10, 2051 at 10:29 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, May 10, 205110:29
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 17, 205113:30

The Moon around May 11

More about this date

Thursday, May 11, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 2051 to the new moon of June 8, 2051, a cycle of 29.35 days.