Moon phase on May 7, 2025

Waxing Gibbous, 75%
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 · at noon (Brasília)
Illumination: 75% Age: 9.8 days Cycle: 33%

On Wednesday, May 7, 2025 the Moon was in its waxing gibbous phase, with 75% of its disk illuminated and an age of 9.8 days since the last new moon. More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours.

Moon data for this date

Moon at noon Brasília time (UTC-3)
Phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Illumination75%
Moon age9.8 days
Day of the weekWednesday
Last new moonApril 27, 2025 at 16:32
Next full moonMay 12, 2025 at 13:57 (in 5.1 days)
Next new moonMay 27, 2025 at 00:03 (in 19.5 days)

The Moon on the surrounding days

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About the waxing gibbous

More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on May 7, 2025 it had completed 33% of the cycle that began with the new moon on April 27, 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Moon phase on May 7, 2025?

On May 7, 2025 the Moon was in its waxing gibbous phase, with 75% of the disk lit (calculated at noon Brasília time).

How old is the Moon on that date?

The age is the time since the last new moon: 9.8 days of an average 29.53-day cycle.

When is the next full moon after that date?

The next full moon after May 7, 2025 falls on May 12, 2025 at 13:57 Brasília time.

When is the next new moon after that date?

The next new moon after May 7, 2025 falls on May 27, 2025 at 00:03 Brasília time.

How is the Moon phase calculated?

With Jean Meeus's astronomical formulas for the instants of new, quarter and full moon. The age comes from the time since the last new moon and the illumination is (1 − cos(2π × cycle fraction)) / 2.

Is the phase the same everywhere in the world?

Yes, the phase and the illuminated percentage are the same across the planet at any given instant. Only the orientation changes: in the southern hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the left, in the northern one on the right.