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The Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2066: Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit

Waxing · 85.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°

Moon age

12.0days

Moon phase on May 6, 2066Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 6 May 2066375,659 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 6, 2066, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
375,659 km233,423 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 6, 2066 is on Sunday, May 9, 2066 at 18:58 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 24, 2066 at 12:30 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, May 2, 206616:57
Full Moon (after)Sunday, May 9, 206618:58

The Moon around May 6

More about this date

Thursday, May 6, 2066 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 24, 2066 to the new moon of May 24, 2066, a cycle of 29.63 days.