Waxing · 31.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on May 6, 2098Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, May 6, 2098, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 31.2% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
368,856 km229,197 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2098 is on Thursday, May 15, 2098 at 07:16 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 1, 2098 at 08:32 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 1, 2098 | 08:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 8, 2098 | 04:21 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 2098 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 1, 2098 to the new moon of May 30, 2098, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2098, or the whole moon calendar 2098.
- The same date one year apart: 2097 · 2099.
- 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.