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The Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2068: First Quarter, 53% lit

Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°

First Quarter at

04:47UTC

Moon phase on May 9, 2068First Quarter

Wednesday 9 May 2068402,965 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 9, 2068, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
402,965 km250,391 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 9, 2068 is on Thursday, May 17, 2068 at 05:35 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 1, 2068 at 18:07 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 1, 206818:07
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, May 9, 206804:47
Full Moon (after)Thursday, May 17, 206805:35

The Moon around May 9

More about this date

Wednesday, May 9, 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.