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The Moon on Sunday, May 2, 2055: Waxing Crescent, 29% lit

Waxing · 29.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°

Moon age

5.5days

Moon phase on May 2, 2055Waxing Crescent

Sunday 2 May 2055381,130 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, May 2, 2055, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 29.2% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
381,130 km236,823 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 2055 is on Tuesday, May 11, 2055 at 02:32 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 26, 2055 at 23:17 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, April 26, 205523:17
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, May 4, 205511:10

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Sunday, May 2, 2055 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2055 to the new moon of May 26, 2055, a cycle of 29.57 days.