Waxing · 24.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on May 6, 2068Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, May 6, 2068, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 24.8% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
391,764 km243,431 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2068 is on Thursday, May 17, 2068 at 05:35 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 1, 2068 at 18:07 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 1, 2068 | 18:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 9, 2068 | 04:47 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Sunday, May 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2068, or the whole moon calendar 2068.
- The same date one year apart: 2067 · 2069.
- 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.