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The Moon on Saturday, May 2, 2071: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 7.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on May 2, 2071Waxing Crescent

Saturday 2 May 2071365,861 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 2, 2071, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
365,861 km227,335 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 2071 is on Thursday, May 14, 2071 at 03:24 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 30, 2071 at 02:30 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, April 30, 207102:30
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 6, 207119:05

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Saturday, May 2, 2071 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 30, 2071 to the new moon of May 29, 2071, a cycle of 29.37 days.