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The Moon on Thursday, May 3, 2074: Waxing Crescent, 41% lit

Waxing · 41.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 03°

Moon age

7.2days

Moon phase on May 3, 2074Waxing Crescent

Thursday 3 May 2074391,273 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, May 3, 2074, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 41.2% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

41.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
391,273 km243,126 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 3, 2074 is on Friday, May 11, 2074 at 02:18 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 2074 at 06:48 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, April 26, 207406:48
First Quarter (after)Friday, May 4, 207408:53

The Moon around May 3

More about this date

Thursday, May 3, 2074 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2074 to the new moon of May 25, 2074, a cycle of 29.66 days.