Waning · 87.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on May 6, 2053Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 6, 2053, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 87.8% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
404,759 km251,505 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2053 is on Friday, May 2, 2053 at 20:25 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 18, 2053 at 03:43 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 2, 2053 | 20:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 10, 2053 | 23:40 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 2053 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 2053 to the new moon of May 18, 2053, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2053, or the whole moon calendar 2053.
- The same date one year apart: 2052 · 2054.
- 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.