Waning · 89.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on May 5, 2072Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, May 5, 2072, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 89.5% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
388,804 km241,592 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 2072 is on Monday, May 2, 2072 at 11:34 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 18, 2072 at 00:18 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, May 2, 2072 | 11:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, May 10, 2072 | 03:17 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Thursday, May 5, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 2072 to the new moon of May 18, 2072, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.