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The Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2068: Waxing Crescent, 4% lit

Waxing · 3.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

1.7days

Moon phase on May 3, 2068Waxing Crescent

Thursday 3 May 2068375,599 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 3, 2068, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 3.9% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

3.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
375,599 km233,386 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 2068 is on Thursday, May 17, 2068 at 05:35 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 1, 2068 at 18:07 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 1, 206818:07
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 9, 206804:47

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Thursday, May 3, 2068 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 2068 to the new moon of May 31, 2068, a cycle of 29.41 days.